Names / Boy names
Jones
Current rank
#811
and rising
All-time peak
#533
in 1884
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
5,400
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #533 in 1884 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Feel especially familiar in English-speaking settings. Stateside, it makes its debut in 1880. It crested in 1884 at #533. Today it sits at #811 and is still gaining ground. Over 5,400 have carried it since records began.