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Jason

Gender

Male

Origin

Greek
Healer
To heal

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Biblical
  • Exotic

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Jason

Pronunciation

j(a)-son

Famous People

Actor Jason Lee, Actor Jason Alexander, Actor Jason Biggs, Athlete Jason Giambi, Singer Jason Mraz, Actor Jason Priestley

Celebrity Babies

Son of Sean Connery, Son of Barbara Streisand, Son of Charles Bronson, Son of John Ritter, Son of Ringo Starr

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1977 (rank #2, 55,653 births); most recent 2025 (rank #165, 2,224 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1977 (rank #562, 312 births); most recent 2022 (rank #15292, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20252,224–
20242,448–
20232,463–
20222,6075
20212,872–
20203,103–
20193,57810
20183,876–
20174,251–
20164,8857

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #69, 1,001 births); most recent 2025 (rank #187, 270 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025270
2024253
2023294
2022256
2021251
2020240
2019302
2018311
2017314
2016340

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 1995 (rank #61, 1,348 births); most recent 2023 (rank #547, 80 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202380
2022106
2021136
2020125
2019147
2018146
2017191
2016210
2015222
2014228

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 1974 (rank #18, 442 births); most recent 2025 (rank #135, 40 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202540
202431
202326
202238
202140
202039
201938
201854
201757
201671

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 1974 (rank #28, 389 births); most recent 2025 (rank #219, 19 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202519
202421
202324
202220
202125
202021
201929
201825
201736
201636

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 1998 (rank #36, 94 births); most recent 2025 (rank #314, 5 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
20255
20245
20238
20227
20219
20205
201910
201818
20177
201613

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 1972 (rank #1, 764 births); most recent 2023 (rank #203, 17 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
202317
202222
202123
202023
201945
201825
201735
201655
201553
201461

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence