Jones: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “son of John”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- JOHNZ · 1 syllable
- Used for
- Boys (98% of all uses)
Jones is an English and Welsh surname from John, ultimately from Hebrew meaning God is gracious. As a first name, it reflects the modern surname-as-given-name pattern.
How popular is Jones?
Babies named Jones in 2024308
2024 rank#849 boys
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18805,163
Jones is rising: use over the last five years is 3.7× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Jones
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Jones questions
What does the name Jones mean?
Jones means "son of John". It comes from English. Jones is an English and Welsh surname from John, ultimately from Hebrew meaning God is gracious. As a first name, it reflects the modern surname-as-given-name pattern.
Is Jones a boy or girl name?
Jones is mainly a boy's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Jones?
308 US babies were named Jones in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Jones?
Jones is usually pronounced JOHNZ.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.