Jason
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JAY-son
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #191 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #165 for boys
Jason is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “healer”. In 2025 it ranked 191st for boys in the UK (294 babies) and 165th for boys in the US (2,224 babies).
What does Jason mean?
Greek
“healer”
In Greek myth, Jason led the Argonauts on their quest for the Golden Fleece.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Jason a girl's or a boy's name?
Jason is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 294 boys in the UK and 2,224 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jason in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #191among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 294about 1 in 1,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.4%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 294 boys in the UK were named Jason, making it the 191st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 209th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 1,125 boys.
Half of all the boys named Jason in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 329 boys in the UK were given Jason or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #188, up from #191 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 187th in England and Wales, 219th in Scotland and 314th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1964 (#93), 1974 (#18), 1984 (#41) and 1994 (#62).
Jason in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 294 | #191 |
| 2024 | 279 | #199 |
| 2023 | 326 | #172 |
| 2022 | 283 | #204 |
| 2021 | 285 | #207 |
| 2020 | 266 | #209 |
| 2019 | 341 | #173 |
| 2018 | 354 | #175 |
| 2017 | 357 | #173 |
| 2016 | 389 | #172 |
| 2015 | 417 | #159 |
| 2014 | 412 | #156 |
| 2013 | 428 | #156 |
| 2012 | 416 | #159 |
| 2011 | 416 | #158 |
| 2010 | 427 | #154 |
| 2009 | 487 | #137 |
| 2008 | 492 | #135 |
| 2007 | 504 | #125 |
| 2006 | 466 | #131 |
| 2005 | 519 | #123 |
| 2004 | 586 | #111 |
| 2003 | 589 | #106 |
| 2002 | 670 | #93 |
| 2001 | 673 | #91 |
| 2000 | 696 | #90 |
| 1999 | 812 | #79 |
| 1998 | 941 | #74 |
| 1997 | 1,055 | #72 |
| 1996 | 1,125 | #71 |
How popular is Jason in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #165among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 2,224about 1 in 770 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 32% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.8%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 2,224 boys in the US were named Jason, making it the 165th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 119th. Its busiest year was 1977, with 55,631 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 11 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Jason than any year since 1964.
Half of all the boys named Jason in the US since 1880 were born between 1975 and 1988, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,940 boys in the US were given Jason or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #135, up from #165 for this spelling alone.
Jason in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,224 | #165 |
| 2024 | 2,455 | #148 |
| 2023 | 2,465 | #147 |
| 2022 | 2,609 | #146 |
| 2021 | 2,875 | #129 |
| 2020 | 3,105 | #119 |
| 2019 | 3,579 | #103 |
| 2018 | 3,880 | #99 |
| 2017 | 4,256 | #92 |
| 2016 | 4,886 | #84 |
| 2015 | 5,025 | #86 |
| 2014 | 5,568 | #75 |
| 2013 | 5,519 | #79 |
| 2012 | 5,759 | #76 |
| 2011 | 5,854 | #71 |
| 2010 | 6,279 | #69 |
| 2009 | 6,927 | #66 |
| 2008 | 7,662 | #60 |
| 2007 | 8,120 | #59 |
| 2006 | 8,456 | #55 |
| 2005 | 8,614 | #51 |
| 2004 | 9,063 | #47 |
| 2003 | 9,822 | #42 |
| 2002 | 9,956 | #42 |
| 2001 | 10,164 | #41 |
| 2000 | 9,778 | #39 |
| 1999 | 9,366 | #40 |
| 1998 | 9,399 | #40 |
| 1997 | 8,746 | #41 |
| 1996 | 8,695 | #41 |
| 1995 | 9,004 | #41 |
| 1994 | 8,552 | #46 |
| 1993 | 8,639 | #45 |
| 1992 | 9,249 | #46 |
| 1991 | 9,387 | #49 |
| 1990 | 10,694 | #46 |
| 1989 | 12,614 | #35 |
| 1988 | 15,917 | #27 |
| 1987 | 19,350 | #23 |
| 1986 | 22,415 | #18 |
| 1985 | 26,039 | #14 |
| 1984 | 29,953 | #11 |
| 1983 | 35,113 | #7 |
| 1982 | 40,628 | #4 |
| 1981 | 41,927 | #4 |
| 1980 | 48,164 | #3 |
| 1979 | 50,369 | #3 |
| 1978 | 51,600 | #2 |
| 1977 | 55,631 | #2 |
| 1976 | 52,643 | #2 |
| 1975 | 52,159 | #2 |
| 1974 | 54,756 | #2 |
| 1973 | 46,683 | #3 |
| 1972 | 37,423 | #7 |
| 1971 | 34,173 | #8 |
| 1970 | 27,272 | #13 |
| 1969 | 16,488 | #25 |
| 1968 | 7,143 | #47 |
| 1967 | 5,336 | #54 |
| 1966 | 3,770 | #89 |
| 1965 | 2,887 | #111 |
| 1964 | 2,104 | #155 |
| 1963 | 1,503 | #197 |
| 1962 | 1,298 | #213 |
| 1961 | 1,058 | #242 |
| 1960 | 940 | #259 |
| 1959 | 720 | #292 |
| 1958 | 596 | #311 |
| 1957 | 440 | #367 |
| 1956 | 437 | #352 |
| 1955 | 397 | #364 |
| 1954 | 306 | #410 |
| 1953 | 275 | #419 |
| 1952 | 218 | #468 |
| 1951 | 189 | #492 |
| 1950 | 205 | #465 |
| 1949 | 217 | #453 |
| 1948 | 179 | #492 |
| 1947 | 133 | #590 |
| 1946 | 117 | #592 |
| 1945 | 115 | #558 |
| 1944 | 116 | #569 |
| 1943 | 137 | #536 |
| 1942 | 118 | #566 |
| 1941 | 81 | #678 |
| 1940 | 93 | #616 |
| 1939 | 71 | #707 |
| 1938 | 92 | #620 |
| 1937 | 81 | #661 |
| 1936 | 97 | #586 |
| 1935 | 83 | #652 |
| 1934 | 91 | #630 |
| 1933 | 81 | #642 |
| 1932 | 95 | #607 |
| 1931 | 83 | #656 |
| 1930 | 106 | #582 |
| 1929 | 119 | #534 |
| 1928 | 87 | #676 |
| 1927 | 97 | #643 |
| 1926 | 101 | #622 |
| 1925 | 110 | #600 |
| 1924 | 105 | #622 |
| 1923 | 101 | #638 |
| 1922 | 95 | #657 |
| 1921 | 97 | #656 |
| 1920 | 76 | #754 |
| 1919 | 81 | #690 |
| 1918 | 102 | #608 |
| 1917 | 92 | #617 |
| 1916 | 83 | #641 |
| 1915 | 78 | #657 |
| 1914 | 59 | #658 |
| 1913 | 44 | #681 |
| 1912 | 42 | #649 |
| 1911 | 25 | #605 |
| 1910 | 24 | #582 |
| 1909 | 15 | #714 |
| 1908 | 10 | #877 |
| 1907 | 9 | #929 |
| 1906 | 15 | #613 |
| 1905 | 12 | #699 |
| 1904 | 11 | #723 |
| 1903 | 13 | #619 |
| 1902 | 14 | #582 |
| 1901 | 10 | #683 |
| 1900 | 15 | #648 |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,050 |
| 1898 | 18 | #485 |
| 1897 | 12 | #615 |
| 1896 | 9 | #778 |
| 1895 | 23 | #399 |
| 1894 | 24 | #376 |
| 1893 | 8 | #768 |
| 1892 | 16 | #497 |
| 1891 | 15 | #456 |
| 1890 | 12 | #566 |
| 1889 | 18 | #434 |
| 1888 | 21 | #404 |
| 1887 | 14 | #461 |
| 1886 | 21 | #383 |
| 1885 | 16 | #462 |
| 1884 | 25 | #352 |
| 1883 | 13 | #497 |
| 1882 | 20 | #399 |
| 1881 | 22 | #348 |
| 1880 | 20 | #381 |
Nicknames for Jason
Names like Jason
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jamie Matthew Nathan Aaron Adam Christopher Luke Nicholas Jordan Daniel Michael Benjamin
Other spellings of Jason
Jayson Jaison Jaysen Jaycen Jacen Jeison Jaceion Jasson Jeyson Jasen
Names related to Jason
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jason: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jason, updated 20 October 2026.