Jason
Last seen for girls in 2022 at #15,306 · #165 for boys in 2025, 2,224 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time
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- Peak · boys
- 1977 · 55,631 births
- Debut · boys
- 20 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 53 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 1,052,030since 1880
Jason over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #165 | 2,224 | |
| 2024 | — | #148 | 2,455 | |
| 2023 | — | #147 | 2,465 | |
| 2022 | #15,306 | 5 | #146 | 2,609 |
| 2021 | — | #129 | 2,875 | |
| 2020 | — | #119 | 3,105 | |
| 2019 | #9,736 | 10 | #103 | 3,579 |
| 2018 | — | #99 | 3,880 | |
| 2017 | — | #92 | 4,256 | |
| 2016 | #12,876 | 7 | #84 | 4,886 |
| 2015 | #13,006 | 7 | #86 | 5,025 |
| 2014 | #14,558 | 6 | #75 | 5,568 |
| 2013 | #13,150 | 7 | #79 | 5,519 |
| 2012 | #13,483 | 7 | #76 | 5,759 |
| 2011 | #11,181 | 9 | #71 | 5,854 |
| 2010 | #10,451 | 10 | #69 | 6,279 |
| 2009 | #9,975 | 11 | #66 | 6,927 |
| 2008 | #8,965 | 13 | #60 | 7,662 |
| 2007 | #10,129 | 11 | #59 | 8,120 |
| 2006 | #12,420 | 8 | #55 | 8,456 |
| 2005 | #13,010 | 7 | #51 | 8,614 |
| 2004 | #4,172 | 33 | #47 | 9,063 |
| 2003 | #5,092 | 24 | #42 | 9,822 |
| 2002 | #5,673 | 20 | #42 | 9,956 |
| 2001 | #5,174 | 22 | #41 | 10,164 |
| 2000 | #4,791 | 24 | #39 | 9,778 |
| 1999 | #5,661 | 18 | #40 | 9,366 |
| 1998 | #4,796 | 22 | #40 | 9,399 |
| 1997 | #5,626 | 17 | #41 | 8,746 |
| 1996 | #4,059 | 26 | #41 | 8,695 |
| 1995 | #3,670 | 29 | #41 | 9,004 |
| 1994 | #3,234 | 35 | #46 | 8,552 |
| 1993 | #4,998 | 19 | #45 | 8,639 |
| 1992 | #4,528 | 22 | #46 | 9,249 |
| 1991 | #3,301 | 33 | #49 | 9,387 |
| 1990 | #2,737 | 42 | #46 | 10,694 |
| 1989 | #2,618 | 43 | #35 | 12,614 |
| 1988 | #1,491 | 91 | #27 | 15,917 |
| 1987 | #1,267 | 111 | #23 | 19,350 |
| 1986 | #967 | 163 | #18 | 22,415 |
| 1985 | #872 | 184 | #14 | 26,039 |
| 1984 | #782 | 205 | #11 | 29,953 |
| 1983 | #692 | 245 | #7 | 35,113 |
| 1982 | #651 | 274 | #4 | 40,628 |
| 1981 | #706 | 239 | #4 | 41,927 |
| 1980 | #601 | 308 | #3 | 48,164 |
| 1979 | #594 | 303 | #3 | 50,369 |
| 1978 | #583 | 294 | #2 | 51,600 |
| 1977 | #561 | 313 | #2 | 55,631 |
| 1976 | #568 | 292 | #2 | 52,643 |
| 1975 | #559 | 303 | #2 | 52,159 |
| 1974 | #595 | 266 | #2 | 54,756 |
| 1973 | #658 | 226 | #3 | 46,683 |
| 1972 | #698 | 208 | #7 | 37,423 |
| 1971 | #868 | 155 | #8 | 34,173 |
| 1970 | #1,069 | 114 | #13 | 27,272 |
| 1969 | #1,162 | 92 | #25 | 16,488 |
| 1968 | #2,246 | 29 | #47 | 7,143 |
| 1967 | #2,706 | 21 | #54 | 5,336 |
| 1966 | #3,040 | 17 | #89 | 3,770 |
| 1965 | — | #111 | 2,887 | |
| 1964 | — | #155 | 2,104 | |
| 1963 | #4,896 | 8 | #197 | 1,503 |
| 1962 | — | #213 | 1,298 | |
| 1961 | #4,239 | 10 | #242 | 1,058 |
| 1960 | — | #259 | 940 | |
| 1959 | — | #292 | 720 | |
| 1958 | — | #311 | 596 | |
| 1957 | — | #367 | 440 | |
| 1956 | #5,952 | 5 | #353 | 437 |
| 1955 | — | #365 | 397 | |
| 1954 | — | #411 | 306 | |
| 1953 | #5,673 | 5 | #420 | 275 |
| 1952 | — | #469 | 218 | |
| 1951 | — | #493 | 189 | |
| 1950 | — | #466 | 205 | |
| 1949 | — | #454 | 217 | |
| 1948 | — | #492 | 179 | |
| 1947 | — | #590 | 133 | |
| 1946 | — | #592 | 117 | |
| 1945 | — | #558 | 115 | |
| 1944 | — | #569 | 116 | |
| 1943 | — | #536 | 137 | |
| 1942 | — | #566 | 118 | |
| 1941 | — | #678 | 81 | |
| 1940 | — | #616 | 93 | |
| 1939 | — | #707 | 71 | |
| 1938 | — | #620 | 92 | |
| 1937 | — | #661 | 81 | |
| 1936 | — | #586 | 97 | |
| 1935 | — | #652 | 83 | |
| 1934 | — | #630 | 91 | |
| 1933 | — | #642 | 81 | |
| 1932 | — | #607 | 95 | |
| 1931 | — | #656 | 83 | |
| 1930 | — | #582 | 106 | |
| 1929 | — | #534 | 119 | |
| 1928 | — | #676 | 87 | |
| 1927 | — | #643 | 97 | |
| 1926 | — | #622 | 101 | |
| 1925 | — | #600 | 110 | |
| 1924 | — | #622 | 105 | |
| 1923 | — | #638 | 101 | |
| 1922 | — | #657 | 95 | |
| 1921 | — | #656 | 97 | |
| 1920 | — | #754 | 76 | |
| 1919 | — | #690 | 81 | |
| 1918 | — | #608 | 102 | |
| 1917 | — | #617 | 92 | |
| 1916 | — | #641 | 83 | |
| 1915 | — | #657 | 78 | |
| 1914 | — | #658 | 59 | |
| 1913 | — | #681 | 44 | |
| 1912 | — | #649 | 42 | |
| 1911 | — | #605 | 25 | |
| 1910 | — | #582 | 24 | |
| 1909 | — | #714 | 15 | |
| 1908 | — | #877 | 10 | |
| 1907 | — | #930 | 9 | |
| 1906 | — | #613 | 15 | |
| 1905 | — | #699 | 12 | |
| 1904 | — | #723 | 11 | |
| 1903 | — | #619 | 13 | |
| 1902 | — | #583 | 14 | |
| 1901 | — | #683 | 10 | |
| 1900 | — | #649 | 15 | |
| 1899 | — | #1,051 | 5 | |
| 1898 | — | #485 | 18 | |
| 1897 | — | #615 | 12 | |
| 1896 | — | #778 | 9 | |
| 1895 | — | #399 | 23 | |
| 1894 | — | #376 | 24 | |
| 1893 | — | #768 | 8 | |
| 1892 | — | #497 | 16 | |
| 1891 | — | #456 | 15 | |
| 1890 | — | #566 | 12 | |
| 1889 | — | #434 | 18 | |
| 1888 | — | #404 | 21 | |
| 1887 | — | #461 | 14 | |
| 1886 | — | #383 | 21 | |
| 1885 | — | #462 | 16 | |
| 1884 | — | #352 | 25 | |
| 1883 | — | #497 | 13 | |
| 1882 | — | #399 | 20 | |
| 1881 | — | #348 | 22 | |
| 1880 | — | #381 | 20 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Jason was already there! It came in at #381, and was given to 20 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1899, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Jason is popular in 1929
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Massachusetts#142 · 1 in 1,749
- Georgia#356 · 1 in 3,847
- Virginia#367 · 1 in 4,357
- North Carolina#378 · 1 in 4,146
- Illinois#409 · 1 in 8,154
Best ever in a state: #1 in North Dakota, 1971.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | #142 | 18 | 1 in 1,749 |
| Georgia | #356 | 7 | 1 in 3,847 |
| Virginia | #367 | 5 | 1 in 4,357 |
| North Carolina | #378 | 8 | 1 in 4,146 |
| Illinois | #409 | 7 | 1 in 8,154 |
| New York | #458 | 9 | 1 in 10,570 |
| Pennsylvania | #467 | 6 | 1 in 13,389 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Falling
- 17 spots since 2024 (#148 → #165)
- 46 spots since 2020 (#119 → #165)
- 79 spots since 2015 (#86 → #165)
- Biggest jump: 402 spots in 1900 (#1,051 → #649)
- Biggest drop: 566 spots in 1899 (#485 → #1,051)
Rise & fade · boys
97 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1977 at #2 (55,631 births)
- Births halved by 1985, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 10 for 13 yrs
- Top 10: 13 yrs · run 1971–1983
- Top 100: 53 yrs · run 1966–2018
- Top 1,000: 145 yrs · run 1900–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 29
- Highest: 1 in 29 boys born in 1974 were named Jason (3.5%)
- Latest: 1 in 768 boys born in 2025 (0.13%)
- Its best rank, #2 in 1977, was only 1 in 30 (3.4%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1970s
- 44.0% of all boys named Jason (462,709) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 190 | #348 (1881) | #412 |
| 1890s | 142 | #376 (1894) | #599 |
| 1900s | 124 | #583 (1902) | #709 |
| 1910s | 630 | #582 (1910) | #639 |
| 1920s | 988 | #534 (1929) | #640 |
| 1930s | 880 | #582 (1930) | #634 |
| 1940s | 1,306 | #454 (1949) | #565 |
| 1950s | 3,783 | #292 (1959) | #395 |
| 1960s | 42,527 | #25 (1969) | #139 |
| 1970s | 462,709 | #2 (1977) | #4 |
| 1980s | 292,120 | #3 (1980) | #15 |
| 1990s | 91,731 | #40 (1998) | #44 |
| 2000s | 88,562 | #39 (2000) | #50 |
| 2010s | 50,605 | #69 (2010) | #83 |
| 2020s | 15,733 | #119 (2020) | #142 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Jason in 1929
boys
#534
119 births · 1 in 9,039 boys
Top boys' names in 1929
More about 1929
boys
1,075,615 boys got a published name in 1929; 1 in 9,039 of them was named Jason, which outranked 88.3% of the 4,545 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).