Given name & surname
Jone
“God is gracious”
In English use, Jone is a variant of Joan. In Hebrew use, Joan carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Jone is a variant of Joan. In Hebrew use, Joan carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Basque usage, Jone developed from Juana. In Basque usage, Jone developed from Ἰωάννα.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1922. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jone through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 711
- 24 boys · 687 girls
- Most popular year
- 1954
- 35 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1999. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 35 in 1954. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,401 as a first name in 2020; 1,376 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jone’s family of names
In Yola usage, Jone has an affectionate form in JOCKEEN. In Basque usage, Jone developed from the Spanish form Juana. In Yola usage, Jone continues an earlier form in John.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Jone has relatives in 8 languages.
9 related names in 8 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Jone
- Jone SamuelsenNorwegian footballerborn 1984
- Jone LaspiurSpanish actressborn 1995
- Jone MorinoItalian actress (1896–1978)
- Jone RomanoItalian actress (1893-1961)
- Jone SalinasItalian actress (1918-1992)
- Jone BlikraNorwegian police officerborn 1962
- Jone GoirizelaiaSpanish lawyer and politicianborn 1956
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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