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Jason
Pronounced /ˈdʒeɪsən/
Rank in 2024
#148
Born in 2024
2,448
Peak year
1977 · #2
Origin
Ancient Greek
Also recorded for girls:0 in 2024
1880 to 2024
CoolingIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 2,448 boys were named Jason, about 1 in every 701.
- It peaked in 1977 with 55,636 babies, ranked #2.
- It appears in the very first year of records, 1880.
- 1,049,831 boys have been named Jason since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Jason per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- 0.3Boomers1946–64
- 20.1Gen X1965–80
- 10.1Millennials1981–96
- 4.3Gen Z1997–12
- 2.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 1,521 babies, 0.09 per 1,000. Silent: 1,746 babies, 0.08 per 1,000. Boomers: 11,334 babies, 0.30 per 1,000. Gen X: 546,547 babies, 20.08 per 1,000. Millennials: 308,184 babies, 10.12 per 1,000. Gen Z: 133,960 babies, 4.27 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 46,192 babies, 2.13 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
From the Ancient Greek Ἰάσων (Iásōn), from ἰάομαι (iáomai, “I heal”). The Jason mentioned in the New Testament (Acts 17:5-9, Romans 16:21) is probably a Greek rendering of Joshua. ==== Proper noun ==== Jason (plural Jasons) (Greek mythology) The leader of the Argonauts, who retrieved the Golden Fleece from king Aeetes of Colchis, for his uncle Pelias. , Scene II: I know he will be glad of our success: / We are the Jasons, we have won the fleece. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
- A male given name from Ancient Greek.
- Origin
- Ancient Greek
- Say it
- /ˈdʒeɪsən/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Jason, CC BY-SA 4.0.