Spellings
John or Jon?
In the US in 2025, 97% of babies in this name family were spelled John and 3% Jon. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Ten years ago
John already led in 2015, with 97% of the family's births; it has 97% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 10,754 to 8,273 births (−23%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| John | 10,423 | 8,027 | −23% |
| Jon | 331 | 246 | −26% |
How they sound
All of these spellings are said the same way: /ˈdʒɑn/ (JON). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.
In France
In France in 2025: John 55 births (#711 among boys) and Jon 10 births.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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