Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Jones

#1,644 most common boys' name of all time · #3,982 across all names · 97% male / 3% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,644
Rank overall
#3,982 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
142 of 146
All-time
5,495
Since 2016
2,266
Peak year
2025 #810
Best rank
#536 1884
Girls Boys peak 332/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Jones is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 26 306 332 #810
2024 24 284 308 #854
2023 9 233 242 #965
2022 10 240 250 #947
2021 16 251 267 #913
2020 14 232 246 #946
2019 10 172 182 #1,134
2018 7 161 168 #1,183
2017 10 142 152 #1,276
2016 5 114 119 #1,492
2015 7 107 114 #1,533
2014 — 112 112 #1,459
2013 — 88 88 #1,687
2012 — 70 70 #2,003
2011 — 64 64 #2,079
2010 — 50 50 #2,468
2009 — 44 44 #2,754
2008 — 44 44 #2,754
2007 — 31 31 #3,445
2006 — 30 30 #3,452
2005 — 41 41 #2,655
2004 — 27 27 #3,459
2003 — 25 25 #3,528
2002 — 15 15 #4,929
2001 — 17 17 #4,482
2000 — 14 14 #5,046
1999 — 9 9 #6,544
1998 — 18 18 #3,855
1997 — 14 14 #4,461
1996 — 11 11 #5,197
1995 — 19 19 #3,436
1994 — 5 5 #8,822
1993 — 9 9 #5,775
1992 — 12 12 #4,573
1991 — 10 10 #5,111
1990 — 5 5 #8,148
1989 — 7 7 #6,245
1988 — 16 16 #3,212
1987 — 7 7 #5,478
1986 — 10 10 #4,147
1985 — 12 12 #3,616
1984 — 14 14 #3,119
1983 — 17 17 #2,682
1982 — 14 14 #3,120
1981 — 8 8 #4,524
1980 — 14 14 #3,104
1979 — 8 8 #4,420
1978 — 8 8 #4,171
1977 — 12 12 #3,215
1976 — 7 7 #4,443
1975 — 13 13 #2,915
1974 — 11 11 #3,136
1973 — 7 7 #4,076
1972 — 10 10 #3,164
1971 — 11 11 #2,982
1970 — 9 9 #3,301
1969 — 16 16 #2,138
1968 — 11 11 #2,595
1967 — 11 11 #2,482
1966 — 16 16 #1,972
1965 — 14 14 #2,189
1964 — 11 11 #2,557
1963 — 18 18 #1,910
1962 — 12 12 #2,382
1961 — 16 16 #2,079
1960 — 21 21 #1,777
1959 — 13 13 #2,308
1958 — 26 26 #1,537
1957 — 16 16 #2,031
1956 — 17 17 #1,955
1955 — 29 29 #1,424
1954 — 23 23 #1,600
1953 — 24 24 #1,558
1952 — 21 21 #1,669
1951 — 26 26 #1,465
1950 — 29 29 #1,343
1949 — 23 23 #1,546
1948 — 27 27 #1,406
1947 — 28 28 #1,401
1946 — 23 23 #1,478
1945 — 23 23 #1,380
1944 — 28 28 #1,259
1943 — 24 24 #1,434
1942 — 35 35 #1,176
1941 — 27 27 #1,280
1940 — 27 27 #1,291
1939 — 27 27 #1,273
1938 — 29 29 #1,226
1937 — 35 35 #1,099
1936 — 33 33 #1,148
1935 — 29 29 #1,249
1934 — 36 36 #1,097
1933 — 32 32 #1,166
1932 — 24 24 #1,433
1931 — 47 47 #963
1930 — 40 40 #1,097
1929 — 44 44 #1,030
1928 — 44 44 #1,049
1927 — 49 49 #1,005
1926 — 44 44 #1,052
1925 — 55 55 #911
1924 — 54 54 #953
1923 — 43 43 #1,088
1922 — 44 44 #1,061
1921 — 62 62 #884
1920 — 58 58 #904
1919 — 62 62 #833
1918 — 58 58 #873
1917 — 40 40 #1,040
1916 — 64 64 #767
1915 — 40 40 #1,003
1914 — 41 41 #839
1913 — 29 29 #920
1912 — 23 23 #941
1911 — 19 19 #739
1910 — 13 13 #886
1909 — 13 13 #819
1908 — 7 7 #1,141
1907 — 12 12 #793
1906 — 12 12 #732
1905 — 9 9 #859
1904 — 13 13 #669
1902 — 10 10 #765
1901 — 14 14 #551
1900 — 6 6 #1,195
1899 — 10 10 #683
1897 — 7 7 #877
1896 — 11 11 #700
1895 — 8 8 #814
1894 — 12 12 #611
1893 — 9 9 #731
1892 — 8 8 #812
1891 — 10 10 #618
1890 — 8 8 #770
1889 — 8 8 #753
1888 — 14 14 #549
1886 — 10 10 #628
1885 — 13 13 #541
1884 — 13 13 #536
1882 — 11 11 #594
1881 — 6 6 #806
1880 — 9 9 #665