Jason

“Healer” — Greek origin

Boy's name · #165 in the US (2025) · Retro

Jason's best rank, #2, came in 1974; it has stepped well back to #165 today. Roughly 1.1 million boys have been named Jason since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Jason's short forms are Jace and Jase. About 3,400 boys a year are given Jace as their full name. A popular twin pairing with Jason is Justin for a boy.

Around the world: about 1 in 590 boys in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 830 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 840 boys in New Zealand (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 49 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Jasons

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

In stories & tradition

Jason — Argonautica
Jason Voorhees — Friday the 13th · Friday the 13th Part 2
Jason Bourne — The Bourne Identity · The Bourne Supremacy

What Jasons become

Among 4,165 notable people named Jason:

Sports figures appear 2.23× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jason Kidd, American basketball player and coach.

Similar names: Jayce · Timothy · Jaxson · Adam · Damon · Steven

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