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The name Jason peaked for girls at #559 in 1975. Jason is also used for boys, ranking #165 in 2025.

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

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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 <a href="https://nameberry.com/baby-names/508/greek-names-for-boys">Greek names for boys</a>.
 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.

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The name Jason is currently ranked #165 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #2 in 1975. The name is most popular in JASON, JASON, and JASON. Jason is occasionally used for girls in 2022.

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