Boys' name · peaked in 1974
Jason name popularity since 1925
1,055,498 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Jason. Half of them were born in 1980 or earlier, so the typical Jason is about 46 years old in 2026. Jason peaked in 1974 as the #2 name for boys, and it ranked #165 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 1,055,498
- Named Jason, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #165
- for boys in 2025 (2,224 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.5% boys
- 5,028 girls · 1,050,470 boys
- Most popular in
- Alaska
- 1.54× its national share
Peak year is the year Jason made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Jason births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1977. Measured as a share of all babies, Jason peaked in 1974.
- Fastest rise: Between 1965 and 1970, Jason became 9.5× more common, from 1 in 644 baby boys to 1 in 68.
- Steepest fall: Between 1985 and 1990, its share of baby boys fell by 63%, from 1 in 71 to 1 in 192.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Jason's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Jason.
Decade by decade
Babies named Jason in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 514 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 880 | #656 |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,306 | #561 |
| 1950s | 10 | 3,783 | #365 |
| 1960s | 177 | 42,527 | #111 |
| 1970s | 2,474 | 462,709 | #2 |
| 1980s | 1,863 | 292,120 | #14 |
| 1990s | 263 | 91,731 | #41 |
| 2000s | 173 | 88,562 | #51 |
| 2010s | 63 | 50,605 | #86 |
| 2020–25 | 5 | 15,733 | #165 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
52.1% of babies named Jason from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen X years (1965–1980). The full split by generation:
Where Jason is most popular
The index compares Jason's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Jason.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 1.54× | 2,432 |
| Hawaii | 1.50× | 4,986 |
| New Hampshire | 1.43× | 4,780 |
| Wyoming | 1.43× | 2,053 |
| Vermont | 1.40× | 2,479 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Jason and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Jason (this page) | 1,050,470 | 1974 |
| Jasen | 4,659 | 1973 |
| Jasson | 1,317 | 1976 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Jason's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Jason.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Jason (1974).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data