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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | |
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 1976
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Vermont#1 · 1 in 16
- New Hampshire#1 · 1 in 18
- South Dakota#1 · 1 in 19
- North Dakota#1 · 1 in 19
- Wisconsin#1 · 1 in 20
Best ever in a state: #1 in North Dakota, 1971.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #1 | 146 | 1 in 20 |
| Arkansas | #1 | 642 | 1 in 23 |
| Indiana | #1 | 1,779 | 1 in 21 |
| Iowa | #1 | 920 | 1 in 21 |
| Kansas | #1 | 707 | 1 in 21 |
| Maine | #1 | 317 | 1 in 21 |
| Nebraska | #1 | 478 | 1 in 23 |
| New Hampshire | #1 | 262 | 1 in 18 |
| North Dakota | #1 | 258 | 1 in 19 |
| Oregon | #1 | 654 | 1 in 25 |
| South Dakota | #1 | 262 | 1 in 19 |
| Vermont | #1 | 164 | 1 in 16 |
| Washington | #1 | 984 | 1 in 25 |
| Wisconsin | #1 | 1,510 | 1 in 20 |
| Wyoming | #1 | 124 | 1 in 21 |
| Arizona | #2 | 596 | 1 in 30 |
| Colorado | #2 | 737 | 1 in 25 |
| Hawaii | #2 | 182 | 1 in 34 |
| Idaho | #2 | 256 | 1 in 28 |
| Illinois | #2 | 2,716 | 1 in 29 |
| Kentucky | #2 | 1,144 | 1 in 23 |
| Massachusetts | #2 | 1,172 | 1 in 27 |
| Michigan | #2 | 2,811 | 1 in 22 |
| Minnesota | #2 | 1,118 | 1 in 24 |
| Missouri | #2 | 1,351 | 1 in 24 |
| Montana | #2 | 205 | 1 in 25 |
| Nevada | #2 | 164 | 1 in 22 |
| New Mexico | #2 | 270 | 1 in 35 |
| Ohio | #2 | 3,317 | 1 in 23 |
| Oklahoma | #2 | 774 | 1 in 25 |
| Pennsylvania | #2 | 2,687 | 1 in 27 |
| Rhode Island | #2 | 243 | 1 in 20 |
| Tennessee | #2 | 1,255 | 1 in 24 |
| Utah | #2 | 478 | 1 in 34 |
| West Virginia | #2 | 645 | 1 in 20 |
| California | #3 | 4,347 | 1 in 37 |
| Connecticut | #3 | 594 | 1 in 27 |
| Florida | #3 | 1,619 | 1 in 29 |
| Louisiana | #3 | 889 | 1 in 34 |
| New York | #3 | 3,209 | 1 in 35 |
| Texas | #3 | 3,021 | 1 in 36 |
| Virginia | #3 | 1,089 | 1 in 28 |
| Alabama | #4 | 909 | 1 in 28 |
| Georgia | #4 | 1,231 | 1 in 29 |
| Maryland | #4 | 678 | 1 in 30 |
| Mississippi | #4 | 487 | 1 in 37 |
| North Carolina | #4 | 1,243 | 1 in 29 |
| South Carolina | #4 | 619 | 1 in 32 |
| Delaware | #5 | 118 | 1 in 28 |
| District of Columbia | #6 | 180 | 1 in 43 |
| New Jersey | #6 | 1,082 | 1 in 37 |
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.
See more about Jason
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1977 at #2 (55,631 births)
- Births halved by 1985, 8 yrs later
- Top 10: 13 yrs · run 1971–1983
- Top 100: 53 yrs · run 1966–2018
- Top 1,000: 145 yrs · run 1900–2025
- 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
- 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 1976
Top girls' names in 1976
Top boys' names in 1976
More about 1976
girls
1,465,099 girls got a published name in 1976; 1 in 5,017 of them was named Jason, which outranked 94.8% of the 10,913 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,569,007 boys got a published name in 1976; 1 in 30 of them was named Jason, which outranked 100.0% of the 6,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1Michael66,915
- #2Jason52,643
- #3Christopher45,190
- #4David39,265
- #5James38,294
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.