Names / Boy names
Jason
Current rank
#165
and easing
All-time peak
#2
in 1977
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
1.1 million
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2 in 1977 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Jason first shows up in American naming records in 1880, where it reads as a boys' name. It hit its high in 1977 at #2. It currently ranks #165 and is drifting lower. Across all years, more than 1.1 million children have been named this.