MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Jon mean?
Jon is a short form of John, ultimately from Hebrew Yochanan. John the Baptist and John the apostle give this name longstanding biblical associations.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Bengali
জন
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
जॉन
Conventional spelling
Bengali
জোন
781 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Jon in Indian usage
5,678 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (82.3%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 1,005 records (17.7%).
- Recorded as male: 4,673 records (82.3%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 325 |
| 1950s | 601 |
| 1960s | 924 |
| 1970s | 1,090 |
| 1980s | 1,499 |
| 1990s | 1,090 |
| Other decades | 149 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Jharkhand | 2,283 |
| Maharashtra | 1,079 |
| Assam | 861 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 360 |
| Punjab | 242 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 224 |
| Gujarat | 174 |
| Rajasthan | 160 |
| Other states | 295 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Jon / M | 14 | 1,798 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Jon ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Jon; Table_6, C1855 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Jon; Table_6, C1855