Jason
Pronounced JH EY1 S AH0 N (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1977
- 145 years in use
- Biblical
- 3 spellings
How popular is Jason?
Jason is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 1,098,884 children — the 27th most common boys' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 47% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1977, when 56,493 children were given it.
Three other spellings are counted in that total — Jayson, Jasen and Jaysen — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Jason and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Jayson
- Jasen
- Jaysen
Characteristics
- Biblical (Person)
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- JH EY1 S AH0 N · JH EY1 S EH1 N · JH EY1 Z AH0 N · Y AA1 S EH1 N
- Stress pattern:
- 10 · 11 · 10 · 11
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Jason
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Jason
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Jason?
- Jason ranks 27th among boys' names in US records, with 1,098,884 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 41,879.
- Is Jason a unisex name?
- No. Jason is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Jason most popular?
- 1977, when 56,493 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Jason spelled?
- Jayson, Jasen, Jaysen. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.