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By Pamela Redmond · Oct 2026

Jones

OriginEnglish surname derived from John
Meaning"God is gracious"
Also a girl's nameShow me Jones as a girl's name
US Rank#811

2025 SSA

About Jones

This quintessentially common last name makes a distinctive if first, given to more than 230 babies in the US in the most recent year counted. It has doubled in use over the last decade.

Pronounced JOHNZ.

As of October 2026, Jones ranked #811 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #533 in 1884, Nameberry popularity #621.

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#1,000#1,500TOP 1000'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#1,45911258.3
2015#1,53510755.8
2016#1,49511460.1
2017#1,28114276.7
2018#1,18316188.6
2019#1,13417295.9
2020#946232134.4
2021#914251143.5
2022#948240137.5
2023#965233136.2
2024#849284164.8
2025#811306179.1
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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World rankings

#560🔮 Future#621🫐 Nameberry#811🇺🇸 US

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Famous Joness

  • Jones Crow

    American photographer

  • Jones

    stage name of Cherie Jones,Mattis, British female singer,songwriter

  • Jones McCoy Romo (b. 2017)

    son of American football player Tony Romo

  • Archer Jones Sebastian (b. 2014)

    son of singer Guy Sebastian & Jules Egan

  • Jones Robert ( b. 2020)

    son of Rocky Barnes.

Jones in pop culture

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    Lux's boyfriend on TV's "Life Unexpected"

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    farmer in George Orwell's "Animal Farm"

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    cat in the 1979 film "Alien"

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