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 [ 1 syll. jon, jo-n ] The boy name Jon is pronounced JHAAN KEY. Jon's origin is Hebrew, and its use, English and Scandinavian. Jon is a short form of the English and German Jonathan in the English language. Jon is also a variant spelling of the English John in the English and Scandinavian languages. Jon is an all-time favorite. At present it is still a fairly popular baby name for boys, though to a lesser extent than it was previously. The name rose in popularity from the 1920s up to the 1960s. At the height of its usage in 1965, 0.243% of baby boys were given the name Jon. It ranked at #78 then. The baby name has since fallen in popularity. In 2008, it ranked at #527 with a usage of only 0.023%. Within the group of boy names directly linked to Jon, the English John was the most popular. It was used 26 times more than Jon in 2008. Baby names that sound like Jon include the English John, the English Jonn, the Scandinavian Jón, the Albanian Gjon, the Estonian and Russian Jaan, the English, Czech, Dutch, German, Polish, Scandinavian, and Belgian Jan, the English and German Jann, the Finnish and Scandinavian Janne, the Slavic Ján, the French Jean, the English Jem, the English and Dutch Jim, the Chinese Jin, the Catalan Joan, the Scandinavian Joergen, the Welsh Jone, the Finnish Joona, the Cornish Jowan, the Japanese Jun, and the Arabic and Turkish Cem. Details of famous persons named Jon: KEY: Pronunciation for Jon: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
