Nicknames For John: 51 Of The Best John Nicknames
If You’ve Looking For Nicknames For John, Read This List Of The Best John Nicknames
If John or Jon Is Top Of Your Baby Name List, Here Are 51 Of The Best John Nicknames
If you’ve picked the name John for your new baby boy, and you’re looking for John nickname inspiration, read this post for 51 nicknames for John, Jon and Jonathan, the John meaning and middle names for John.

John’s a classic, biblical name for boys, and if you love using shorter versions of names, there are lots of different John nicknames you can use plus funny nicknames for John and Jon.
How popular is the name John? We take a look at where John appears on the baby name lists, and also look at the John name meaning.
What Does The Name John Mean? The John Name Meaning
If you are looking for the John name meaning:
The name John is a biblical name of Hebrew origin, and the John meaning is ‘God is gracious.’. John also has Greek and Latin origins.
There are many different international versions of John including:
Jean (French), Johann and Johannes (German), Juan (Spanish), Evan and Ewan (Welsh), Ian (Scottish) Gianni and Giovanni (Italian), Hans (Danish), Ivan (Russian), Jan (Dutch and Slavic) and Janek (Polish).
As John is a biblical name, you could also pick Daniel, Noah, James, Elijah, Joshua, Isaac or Benjamin.
How Popular Is John As A Baby Name?

How popular is the name John? Is John a rare name?
In the US, John is the 26th most popular name for boys.
In October 2022 it was announced that John was the 154th most popular name for boys in the UK,.
Is Jack A Nickname for John?
Is Jack a nickname for John?
Yes, traditionally Jack has been used as a nickname for John.
If you prefer Jack as a stand-alone name, read our nicknames for Jack and nicknames for Jackson.
Famous People Named John
Looking for famous people named John? Try one of these:
John Lennon, Beatle
Jonathon Swift, essayist
John F Kennedy, US president and politician
Jonathan Rhys Meyers, actor
Jonathan Graff, actor and singer
Searching For Middle Names For John?
Looking for middle names for John?
Look on our list of 150 one syllable boy names. or you can read our list of unusual boy names and list of 101 unisex names.
If you want a longer name try Sebastian or Benjamin.
51 Nick names For The Name John
Here are 51+ John nicknames:
Here are nicknames for John and Jon to help you find your perfect John nickname.

First, all the different International variations of John:
- Jean
- Johan
- Johann
- Johannes
- Juan
- Evan
- Ewan
- Ian
- Gianni
- Giovanni
- Hans
- Ivan
- Jan
- Janek
And different nicknames for John:
- Jon
- Jonny
- Jonnie
- Jack
- Jackie
- Jacky
- Jack-Jack
- Jony
- Jonie
- Jonathon
- Jonathan
- Jock
- Jocky
- Joe
- Jo
- JoeJoe
- JoJo
- Jan
- Jono
- Jonno
- Jonty
- Jonjo
- Non
- Nonny
- John-John
- Johnson
- Johns
- Johnstone
- J
- Jay
- JJ
- JayJay
Cute And Funny Nicknames For John
Here are cute and funny nicknames for John
- Mr J
- J-Dog
- John Boy
- John McLaine
- John Doe
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