Jayson
Respelling of Jason, from the Greek Iason, connected to iasthai, meaning to heal. In myth he leads the Argonauts after the Golden Fleece.
Jayson in 2025
Jayson was given to 384 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 1,416th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 8,634 babies born.
The history of Jayson
Jayson reached its highest point in 2004, when 963 babies were given the name, ranking 650th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 613th, in 1979.
Across the 104 years of records since 1922, 35,968 babies have been named Jayson. Half of them were born before 2001, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Jayson by decade
| Decade | Babies named Jayson | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 | 8,993 |
| 1930s | 16 | 6,613 |
| 1940s | 84 | 4,023 |
| 1950s | 307 | 2,391 |
| 1960s | 957 | 1,093 |
| 1970s | 5,689 | 613 |
| 1980s | 4,940 | 690 |
| 1990s | 4,919 | 738 |
| 2000s | 8,714 | 650 |
| 2010s | 7,429 | 678 |
| 2020s | 2,908 | 1,079 |
Where Jayson is heading
Jayson has fallen 50% over the past decade, from 763 babies in 2015 to 384 in 2025.
Names like Jayson
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Jayson.