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Jason is a given name of Greek origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 1,054,860 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 1,049,831 as boys and 5,029 as girls. Jason gained popularity in the 1960s, peaked in 1977 and has since declined significantly. It is the #38 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 2,448
2023 2,463
2022 2,612
2021 2,872
2020 3,103
2019 3,588
2018 3,876
2017 4,251
2016 4,892
2015 5,032
2014 5,573
2013 5,524
2012 5,765
2011 5,863
2010 6,288
2009 6,938
2008 7,674
2007 8,131
2006 8,464
2005 8,620
2004 9,096
2003 9,846
2002 9,976
2001 10,186
2000 9,802
1999 9,384
1998 9,420
1997 8,763
1996 8,722
1995 9,035
1994 8,585
1993 8,657
1992 9,271
1991 9,419
1990 10,737
1989 12,657
1988 16,007
1987 19,460
1986 22,580
1985 26,220
1984 30,157
1983 35,363
1982 40,908
1981 42,168
1980 48,473
1979 50,674
1978 51,899
1977 55,949
1976 52,942
1975 52,475
1974 55,017
1973 46,904
1972 37,642
1971 34,334
1970 27,388
1969 16,582
1968 7,176
1967 5,358
1966 3,785
1965 2,890
1964 2,105
1963 1,509
1962 1,298
1961 1,069
1960 940
1959 720
1958 596
1957 440
1956 442
1955 398
1954 306
1953 280
1952 218
1951 189
1950 205
1949 217
1948 180
1947 133
1946 117
1945 115
1944 116
1943 137
1942 118
1941 81
1940 93
1939 71
1938 92
1937 81
1936 97
1935 83
1934 91
1933 81
1932 95
1931 83
1930 106
1929 119
1928 87
1927 97
1926 101
1925 110
1924 105
1923 101
1922 95
1921 97
1920 76
1919 81
1918 102
1917 92
1916 83
1915 78
1914 59
1913 44
1912 42
1911 25
1910 24
1909 15
1908 10
1907 9
1906 15
1905 12
1904 11
1903 13
1902 14
1901 10
1900 15
1899 5
1898 18
1897 12
1896 9
1895 23
1894 24
1893 8
1892 16
1891 15
1890 12
1889 18
1888 21
1887 14
1886 21
1885 16
1884 25
1883 13
1882 20
1881 22
1880 20