Jason
Greek Iason, from iasthai “to heal”; also used in English for the Hebrew Joshua.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Leader of the Argonauts in Greek myth, and the runaway boys' phenomenon of the 1970s.
Jason appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in every year from 1966 to 2018. It spent 13 years inside the top 10. Its biggest year was 1977, when 55,631 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 2 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 165 for boys. All told, 1,057,058 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Jayson (35,968), Jasen (4,659), Jaysen (3,049), Jacen (2,480), Jaison (1,785), Jaycen (1,353) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Joshua, Jace, Jase
Explore Jason interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 190 | No. 348 |
| 1890s | 142 | No. 376 |
| 1900s | 124 | No. 583 |
| 1910s | 630 | No. 582 |
| 1920s | 988 | No. 534 |
| 1930s | 880 | No. 582 |
| 1940s | 1,306 | No. 454 |
| 1950s | 3,783 | No. 292 |
| 1960s | 42,527 | No. 25 |
| 1970s | 462,709 | No. 2 |
| 1980s | 292,120 | No. 3 |
| 1990s | 91,731 | No. 40 |
| 2000s | 88,562 | No. 39 |
| 2010s | 50,605 | No. 69 |
| 2020s | 15,733 | No. 119 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.