Jon meaning, origin, history | Meaning of name

Origin and Meaning

Baby name Jon is a short form of name Jonathan which is derived from the Hebrew yehōnātān meaning "Yahweh has given, God is gracious or gift of Jehovah". The name Jonathan was borne in Bible by the eldest son of King Saul. He was a very close friend of young David despite of knowing that his father Saul didn 't like him. So, he was regarded as a symbol of loyalty and friendship. The name Jon is also the Icelandic, Scandinavian and Basque forms of John and in the Nordic countries it is derived from Johannes. The notable bearer of the name is Jon snow a popular character on HBO's Game of Thrones.

Jon was ranked 621 in 2015 list of US boys name and dropped by 7.44% from its previous ranking of 578 in 2014. Jon was ranked 965 in 2009 list of US girls name and dropped by 7.22% from its previous ranking of 900 in 2001.

Full form of Jon : Jovial Open-Minded Nonconforming

Jon is a rare first name for a boy in England & Wales which is a rare name since 2010 and ranked 866 in 2014. Only 1222 people have Jon as their first name. Jon is a very consistent name over the past 18 years.

Jon is a very very popular first name for a boy in United States which is popular since 1933 and ranked 621 (0.008279% bearer) in 2015 in US. Around 166469 people wear Jon as their first name. Jon is a rare first name for a boy in United States which is a rare name since 1898 and ranked 621 (0.008279% bearer) in 2015 in US. Only 166469 people have Jon as their first name. Jon is not a native United States and Jon may be came from another language or is a short form of some other name. 0.046567% of people in US have this given name.