boy's name

Jhon

  • Origin Spanish
  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 4
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 3,173

Jhon is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 55 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Jhon is a name of Spanish origin.
  • Peaked in 2024, when 72 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 60,281 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1882.

Jhon over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

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Births named Jhon by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 5
1890s 10
1900s 31
1910s 120
1920s 271
1930s 226
1940s 187
1950s 137
1960s 161
1970s 174
1980s 184
1990s 315
2000s 490
2010s 311
2020s (to 2025) 317

How popular is Jhon?

In 2025, Jhon was given to 55 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Jhon is used

United States #2,458 55 in 2025
Canada #3,152 5 in 2019
England & Wales #5,424 3 in 2017
France #5,587 5 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Jhon

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Jhon also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jhon over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Jhon

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jhon — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Jhon

How popular is the name Jhon?

In 2025, Jhon was given to 55 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Jhon a girl's or a boy's name?

Jhon is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Jhon most popular?

Jhon peaked in 2024, when 72 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Jhon a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jhon currently ranks #2,458 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.