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Jason

Boy Ancient Greek #147 in 2023

Jason is a boy name of Ancient Greek origin.

Meaning of Jason

From the Ἰάσων, from ἰάομαι. The Jason mentioned in the New Testament (Acts 17:5-9, Romans 16:21) is probably a Greek rendering of Joshua.

Popularity of Jason

Popularity, 1880–2023

2,463 births in 2023

1880 2023

1,047,383 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1977

55,949 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.