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Jayson

“Variant of Jason — Healer” — Greek origin

Boy's name · #700 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Jayson reached its best rank, #283, in 1979 and ranked #700 in 2025. About 36,000 boys have carried it since 1922.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,600 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 4,900 boys in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 6,000 boys in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 32 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Jaysons

• Jayson Tatum — American basketball player (born 1998)
• Jayson Granger — Uruguayan basketball player
• Jayson Blair — American actor
• Jayson Leutwiler — Canadian association football player
• Jayson Thiessen — Canadian animation director

In stories & tradition

• Jayson Turk — Eli Stone

What Jaysons become

Among 98 notable people named Jayson:

Sports figures appear 3.56× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jayson Tatum, American basketball player (born 1998).

Similar names: Jaysen · Damien · Jamison · Damon · Jaime · Jake

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