Jason

Where Jason comes from

From the Ancient Greek Ἰάσων (Iásōn), from ἰάομαι (iáomai, “I heal”). The Jason mentioned in the New Testament (Acts 17:5-9, Romans 16:21) is probably a Greek rendering of Joshua.
— Wiktionary's entry for Jason
  • Ancient Greek
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #381 among boys — 20 babies in the first year on record.
  2. 1967
    Jason Statham born
    English actor
  3. 1969
    Jason Bateman born
    American actor
  4. 1977
    Peak, #2
    55,631 babies named Jason — more than any year before or since.
  5. 1985
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #14.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Ancient Greek.
Namesakes
  • Jason Bateman · American actor, born 1969
  • Jason Statham · English actor, born 1967
  • Jason Momoa · American actor, born 1979
  • Jason Robards · American actor, 1922–2000
  • Jason Alexander · American actor, comedian, director and television host, born 1959

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.