Boys' name · peaked in 2010
Jayson name popularity since 1925
35,963 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Jayson. Half of them were born in 2001 or earlier, so the typical Jayson is about 25 years old in 2026. Jayson peaked in 2010 as the #334 name for boys, and it ranked #700 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 35,963
- Named Jayson, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #700
- for boys in 2025 (384 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% boys
- 37 girls · 35,926 boys
- Most popular in
- Hawaii
- 3.75× its national share
Peak year is the year Jayson 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.
Jayson births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2004. Measured as a share of all babies, Jayson peaked in 2010.
- Fastest rise: Between 1968 and 1973, Jayson became 4.7× more common, from 1 in 12,900 baby boys to 1 in 2,720.
- Steepest fall: Between 1979 and 1984, its share of baby boys fell by 36%, from 1 in 2,410 to 1 in 3,780.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Jayson's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Jayson.
Decade by decade
Babies named Jayson 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 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 16 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 84 | #3,532 |
| 1950s | 0 | 307 | #1,705 |
| 1960s | 5 | 952 | #782 |
| 1970s | 12 | 5,677 | #306 |
| 1980s | 15 | 4,925 | #357 |
| 1990s | 0 | 4,919 | #485 |
| 2000s | 0 | 8,714 | #330 |
| 2010s | 5 | 7,424 | #407 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 2,908 | #700 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
37.0% of babies named Jayson from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Jayson is most popular
The index compares Jayson'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 Jayson.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | 3.75× | 389 |
| Utah | 2.14× | 604 |
| Florida | 1.80× | 2,157 |
| Arizona | 1.79× | 771 |
| New Jersey | 1.66× | 1,520 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Jayson 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jayson (this page) | 35,926 | 2010 |
| Jaysen | 3,049 | 2011 |
| Jaison | 1,785 | 1980 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Jayson's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Jayson.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Jayson (2010).
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