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Jones
Pronounced /d͡ʒəʊnz/
Rank in 2024
#848
Born in 2024
284
Peak year
2024 · #848
Origin
Not recorded
1880 to 2024
RisingIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 284 boys were named Jones, about 1 in every 6,040.
- 2024 is its biggest year on record.
- It appears in the very first year of records, 1880.
- 5,051 boys have been named Jones since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Jones per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 888 babies, 0.05 per 1,000. Silent: 584 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Boomers: 403 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen X: 178 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Millennials: 176 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen Z: 513 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 2,136 babies, 0.10 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
Genitive of John. ==== Proper noun ==== Jones (countable and uncountable, plural Joneses or Jonesses) An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic derived from the given name John. A placename A locality in Kenora District, north-west Ontario, Canada. A municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Autauga County, Alabama. An unincorporated community in Coles County, Illinois. An unincorporated community in Perry County, Kentucky. An unincorporated community in Cass County, Michigan.
- An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic derived from the given name John.
- Origin
- Not recorded
- Say it
- /d͡ʒəʊnz/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Jones, CC BY-SA 4.0.