Gender: M
Origin: Variation of JOHN or JONATHAN
Meaning: "God is gracious; or gift of Jehovah"
Popularity in 2008: #527
Streamlined version of the classic boys' names, sometimes a short form of Jonathan, which is in fact an entirely different name from John attached to a different Biblical personage. Jon feels more modern than the traditional John, but some may find it an overly slight variation on an already slim name.
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Rank in US Top 1000