UK boy's name
Jon-Paul
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2016. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Jon-Paul is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Jon-Paul popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2016 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4810, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1996, with 14 births.
This profile covers 122 England and Wales registrations across 19 recorded years from 1996 to 2016. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NRS Scotland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 21% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 127 living people in the UK are called Jon-Paul. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2017 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Jon-Paul ranked #4810 for boys in England and Wales in 2016, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1996, when 14 boys were registered as Jon-Paul.
- • Jon-Paul ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #535 in 2005.
- • About 127 living people in the UK are estimated to have Jon-Paul as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4810
2016
Births in 2016
3
Latest year
Peak year
1996
14 births
Estimated living
127
2026
Popularity
Jon-Paul over time
The chart below shows babies named Jon-Paul registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2016. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Jon-Paul, the clearest high point is 1996. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2016, compared with 14 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jon-Paul by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Jon-Paul was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #3575 | 36 | 7 |
| 2000s | #2316 | 49 | 8 |
| 1990s | #1407 | 37 | 4 |
Geography
Where Jon-Paul is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Jon-Paul. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Jon-Paul ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #535 in 2005.
Across the UK
Jon-Paul in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#535 in 2005
2 years of NRS records, 6 total registered
Notable bearers
Famous people named Jon-Paul
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Jon-Paul McGovern
association football player
British footballer (born 1980)
1980-
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Jon-Paul Gates
actor; television actor
British actor
1980-
Related
Names similar to Jon-Paul
- Jack 188,738
- Joshua 145,192
- James 141,878
- Joseph 102,259
- Jacob 93,754
- Jake 66,896
- Jamie 41,243
- Jordan 36,750
- Jayden 28,921
- Jude 24,156
- John 22,240
- Joe 19,164
FAQ
Jon-Paul: questions and answers
How popular is the name Jon-Paul in the UK right now?
In 2016, Jon-Paul was ranked #4810 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Jon-Paul most popular?
The peak year on record was 1996, with 14 babies registered as Jon-Paul in England and Wales.
How many people are called Jon-Paul in the UK?
A total of 122 babies have been registered as Jon-Paul across the 19 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 6 more in Scotland.
Where is Jon-Paul most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Jon-Paul ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #535 in 2005. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.