EveryBabyNames

Jason

4 countries#165 in United States, 2025
US
#165
in United States, 2025
FR
#479
in France, 2022
SCOT
#219
in Scotland, 2025
NI
#314
in Northern Ireland, 2025
Total births recorded
1,084,321
Peak year (United States)
1977
Peak-year count
55,944
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Jason was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesFranceScotlandNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

1,057,058 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #165 · peaked in 1977 with 55,944 births

Most common in: California, New York, Texas, Ohio, Pennsylvania

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

France

21,093 births recorded 1969–2022 · currently #479 · peaked in 1995 with 1,348 births

Most common in: Nord, Pas-de-Calais, Seine-Maritime, Seine-Saint-Denis, La Réunion

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Scotland

5,347 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #219 · peaked in 1974 with 389 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

823 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #314 · peaked in 1998 with 94 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Jason’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#55
2007#59↓4
2008#60↓1
2009#66↓6
2010#69↓3
2011#71↓2
2012#76↓5
2013#79↓3
2014#75↑4
2015#86↓11
2016#84↑2
2017#92↓8
2018#99↓7
2019#103↓4
2020#119↓16
2021#129↓10
2022#146↓17
2023#147↓1
2024#148↓1
2025#165↓17

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