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Boy's name · #165 in the US (2025) · Retro
Jason's best rank, #2, came in 1974; it has stepped well back to #165 today. Roughly 1.1 million boys have been named Jason since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.
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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 49 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
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#135 in Ireland (2025) · #138 in Netherlands (2025) · #143 in Italy (2024) · #187 in England & Wales (2025) · #219 in Scotland (2025) · #230 in Canada (2025) · #251 in New Zealand (2025) · #255 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #314 in N. Ireland (2025) · #329 in Sweden (2025) · #390 in Switzerland (2025) · #430 in Mexico (2024) and 9 more.
Among 4,165 notable people named Jason:
Sports figures appear 2.23× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jason Kidd, American basketball player and coach (born 1973).
A popular twin pairing with Jason is Justin for a boy.
About 3,300 boys a year are given Jace as their full name and 480 Jase.
Similar names: Jayce · Timothy · Jaxson · Steven · Damon · Jamie
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