Jason
A boys’ name of Greek origin, meaning healer.
Babies a year
4,221
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#165
down from #148
UK popularity
#187
270 babies · up from #197
How Jason has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #86 |
| 2016 | #84 |
| 2017 | #92 |
| 2018 | #100 |
| 2019 | #103 |
| 2020 | #119 |
| 2021 | #130 |
| 2022 | #145 |
| 2023 | #147 |
| 2024 | #148 |
| 2025 | #165 |
In 2025, 270 babies in England and Wales were named Jason. In the US, 4,221 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 55,653 in 1977.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Jason was most common in 1975, when it went to 3.22% of American babies of that sex.
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