Jason
Top 1000
About Jason
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.
As of October 2026, Jason ranked #165 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2 in 1975, Nameberry popularity #280.
Editor's take: The name Jason is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "to heal".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #75 | 5,567 | 2,898.2 |
| 2015 | #86 | 5,025 | 2,621.6 |
| 2016 | #84 | 4,885 | 2,574.1 |
| 2017 | #92 | 4,251 | 2,296.7 |
| 2018 | #100 | 3,876 | 2,134.2 |
| 2019 | #103 | 3,578 | 1,994.2 |
| 2020 | #119 | 3,103 | 1,797.7 |
| 2021 | #129 | 2,872 | 1,641.6 |
| 2022 | #146 | 2,607 | 1,493.1 |
| 2023 | #147 | 2,463 | 1,439.9 |
| 2024 | #148 | 2,448 | 1,420.9 |
| 2025 | #165 | 2,224 | 1,302 |
World rankings
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Famous Jasons
- 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
- Jason Daniel Kelce
NFL player for the Philadelphia Eagles
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"