Jason

Greek

"to heal"

Jason Origin and Meaning

The name Jason is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "to heal".

Jason, the Number 3 name for the entire decade of the 1970s -- thus the title of our original baby-naming book, Beyond Jennifer & Jason -- is more likely to be dad's name now than baby's, but it's still a widely used name.

Jason's megapopularity definitely launched stylish newcomers ranging from Jacob to Mason to Jackson. It's easy to forget, given its trendiness, that Jason is actually one of the classic Greek names for boys.

In Greek myth, Jason is the leader of the Argonauts who went in search of the Golden Fleece, while in the Bible he was an early Christian who was hospitable to St. Paul. Jason figures in the novels of William Faulkner, especially in The Sound and the Fury. Famous Jasons include Jason Bateman, Jason Segal, and Jason Kidd.

Jason Rank in US Top 1000

# 147 in the US

Jason Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 308 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Jason

• 147 US 2023
• 308 Nameberry 2025
• 148 Canada 2023
• 176 England 2023
• 188 Scotland 2023
• 99 Ireland 2016
• 130 Germany 2016
• 87 Netherlands 2022
• 171 Switzerland 2023

20 Names Similar to Jason

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Jason.

• Christian
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• Anthony
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• Jeremy
• Marcus
• Antonio
• Alex
• Jonathan
• Kevin
• Justin
• Jeremiah
• Zachary
• Leonardo
• Derek
• Brian
• Christopher
• Joshua

Famous People Named Jason

• Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa American actor
• Jason Statham English actor
• Jason Mantzoukas American actor and podcaster
• Jason Thomas Mraz American singer
• Jason Derulo (born Jason Joel Desrouleaux) American singer,songwriter
• Jason Alexander (born Jay Scott Greenspan) American actor
• Jason Francesco Schwartzman American actor
• Jason Kent Bateman American actor
• Jason William Dohring American actor
• Jason Weiser podcaster of "Myths and Legend"
• Jason Beghe American actor
• Jason Nelson Robards American actor
• Jason O'Mara Irish actor
• Jason Donovan Australian actor and singer
• Jason Jordan Segel American actor and comedian
• Jason Aldean (born Jason Aldine Williams) American singer
• Jason "Jase" Robertson American reality TV personality
• Jason Bradford Priestley Canadian,American actor
• Jason named in Paul's epistle to the Romans (16:21)
• Jason Manns singer
• Jason Matthew Biggs American actor
• Jason Gilbert Giambi American baseball player
• Jason Frederick Kidd American basketball player
• Jason Michael Lee American actor
• Jason Scott Lee American actor
• Jason John Manford English comedian, and actor
• Jason Daniel Earles American actor
• Jason Edward Mewes American actor
• Jason Lewis American actor and model
• Jason Curtis Newsted American bassist
• Jason Paul London American actor
• Jason Christopher Marsden American actor
• Jason Randolph Scheff American bassist
• Jason White American guitarist
• Jason Michael Wade American singer
• Jason Morgan Ritter American actor
• Jason Haigh Ellery, English TV producer
• Jason Stoltenberg Australian tennis player
• Jason Scott Dolley American actor
• Jason Clarke Australian actor
• Jason Nash YouTuber
• Jason Isaacs English actor
• Jason Michael Duggar 12th child (7th son) of the reality TV show 19 Kids and Counting's Duggar family
• Jason Simmons American teen actor (identical twin brother Kristopher)
• Jason Bastelli American child actor
• Jason Stout aka AwesomeDom or simply Dom American YouTuber
• Jason Gray American actor in YouTube sketch comedy show Studio C
• Jason Watkins English actor
• Jennifer Jason Leigh American actress

The name Jason in Pop Culture

• Jason Gray character in Disney original movies "Camp Rock" & "Camp Rock 2," portrayed by Kevin Jonas Jr.
• Jason Grace one of the main characters in "The Heroes of Olympus" series by Rick Riordan
• Jason "J.D." Dean character from the movie/musical "Heathers"
• Jason Voorhees fictional serial killer/demon from the "Friday the 13th" film series
• Jason Bourne fictional spy from Robert Ludlum's "Bourne" series
• Jason Todd Batman's second Robin before dying and resurrecting to become the "Red Hood"
• Jason Bard character in DC Universe
• Jason Blood alter ego of Etrigan the Demon, character in DC Universe
• Jason Woodrue also known as Floronic Man, character in DC Universe
• Jason Sherwood character from movie "The English Teacher," played by Michael Angarano
• Jason Walker character in Brandon Mull's "Beyonders" series
• Jason Blossom character from the Archie Comics and from the CW TV series
• "Riverdale " which is based off the Archie Comics
• Jason Valentine from Jenna Moreci's book "Eve: The Awakening"
• Jason infant character on "Between"
• Jason Osmond character from Netflix's "Greenhouse Academy"
• Jason Morgan (formerly Quartermaine) from the long running soap opera "General Hospital"
• Jason Nesmith who played Commander Peter Quincy Taggart in the 1999 Sci Fi Comedy film "Galaxy Quest"
• Dr. Jason Seaver character on sitcom "Growing Pains"
• Jason Fox youngest child in comic strip "Fox Trot"