Iason
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ee-AH-son
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Iason is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “healer”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Iason mean?
Greek: original Greek form of Jason
“healer”
In Greek myth Jason led the Argonauts in their quest for the Golden Fleece.
Is Iason a girl's or a boy's name?
Iason is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Iason in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,065th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Iason, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,143rd. Its busiest year was 2018, with 7 boys.
Half of all the boys named Iason in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Iason in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
Names like Iason
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Theodore, Hudson, Grayson, Sebastian, Jaxon, Theo, Elijah, Elias, Isaiah, Atlas, Damian, Tobias
Names related to Iason
More Greek names
Luca, Sophia, George, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris, Maisie, Lainey
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Iason: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/iason, updated 20 October 2026.