Jon

Variation of John or Jonathan

"God is gracious; or gift of Jehovah"

Jon Origin and Meaning

The name Jon is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is gracious; or gift of Jehovah".

Streamlined version of the classic boys' names, sometimes a short form of Jonathan, which is in fact an entirely different name from John attached to a different Biblical personage. Jon feels more modern than the traditional John, but some may find it an overly slight variation on an already slim name. Jon Snow is a popular character on HBO's Game of Thrones.

Jon Rank in US Top 1000

# 896 in the US

Jon Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1720 on Nameberry

Jon Popularity

• 896 US 2022
• 1720 Nameberry 2024
• 873 England 2014
• 385 Germany 2016
• 96 Spain 2021
• 4 Iceland 2014
• 141 Switzerland 2022
• 51 Slovenia 2022

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Famous People Named Jon

• Jon Meade Huntsman former U.S Ambassador to China
• Jon Stevens Corzine American politician, former governor of New Jersey
• Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz) American comedian and TV host
• Jonathan Daniel "Jon" Hamm American actor
• Jonathan Edward "Jon" Bernthal American actor
• Jon Bon Jovi (born John Francis Bongiovi Jr.) American musician
• Jonathan Vincent "Jon" Voight American actor
• Jon Owens aka Casual American rapper
• John Douglas "Jon" Lord English musician of band Deep Purple
• John Roy "Jon" Anderson English musician of band Yes
• John Devon Roland "Jon" Pertwee English actor
• Jon David Gruden American NFL coach
• Jonathan Niven "Jon" Cryer American actor
• Jon Fishman American drummer of band Phish
• Jonathan "Jon" Seda American Actor
• Jon Stewart oldest American Ninja Warrior contestant
• John Nicholas "Jon" Oliva American lead singer of band Savatage
• Jonathan Mark "Jon" Foreman American lead singer of band Switchfoot
• Jon Joel Richardson English comedian
• Jon Stevens New Zealand singer formerly of band INXS
• Jonathan Joseph "Jon" Heder American actor and twin of Dan Heder
• Jon Prescott American actor
• Jon Cozart aka Paint, YouTube personality
• Jon Alan Barry American basketball player and TV analyst
• Jonathan Dwight "Jon" Jones American UFC fighter
• Jon Lovett American speechwriter and producer
• Jonathan Michael "Jon" Lovitz American comedian/actor
• Jon Wellner American actor
• Jon Dale YouTuber of The Dale Tribe

Jon in Pop Culture

• Jon Snow character in the "Game of Thrones" series
• Jon Arbuckle character in the Garfield series
• "Jon " 1983 Finnish movie
• Jon Arryn character in the "Game of Thrones" / "A Song of Ice and Fire" series
• Jon Connington character in the "Game of Thrones" / "A Song of Ice and Fire" series
• Jonathan Samuel "Jon" Kent character from DC Comics/ Superman's son and Superboy