Is Jason a boy or girl name?
Jason is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 2,448 boys were named Jason, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 1,054,860 US babies named Jason were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #148
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Jason since 1880
- 1,054,860
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 55,949 babies
Boys and girls named Jason, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 190 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 142 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 124 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 630 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 988 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 880 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 1,307 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 3,784 | 10 | 0.3% |
| 1960s | 42,535 | 177 | 0.4% |
| 1970s | 462,749 | 2,475 | 0.5% |
| 1980s | 292,130 | 1,863 | 0.6% |
| 1990s | 91,730 | 263 | 0.3% |
| 2000s | 88,560 | 173 | 0.2% |
| 2010s | 50,589 | 63 | 0.1% |
| 2020s | 13,493 | 5 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,448 | #148 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 2,463 | #147 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 2,607 | #146 | 5 | #16,321 |
| 2021 | 2,872 | #129 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3,103 | #119 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3,578 | #103 | 10 | #10,053 |
| 2018 | 3,876 | #100 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4,251 | #92 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4,885 | #84 | 7 | #13,506 |
| 2015 | 5,025 | #86 | 7 | #13,609 |
| 2014 | 5,567 | #75 | 6 | #15,407 |
| 2013 | 5,517 | #79 | 7 | #13,780 |
| 2012 | 5,758 | #76 | 7 | #14,130 |
| 2011 | 5,854 | #71 | 9 | #11,596 |
| 2010 | 6,278 | #69 | 10 | #10,756 |
| 2009 | 6,927 | #66 | 11 | #10,267 |
| 2008 | 7,661 | #60 | 13 | #9,195 |
| 2007 | 8,120 | #59 | 11 | #10,419 |
| 2006 | 8,456 | #55 | 8 | #12,882 |
| 2005 | 8,613 | #51 | 7 | #13,607 |
| 2004 | 9,063 | #47 | 33 | #4,213 |
| 2003 | 9,822 | #42 | 24 | #5,153 |
| 2002 | 9,956 | #42 | 20 | #5,757 |
| 2001 | 10,164 | #41 | 22 | #5,266 |
| 2000 | 9,778 | #39 | 24 | #4,865 |
| 1999 | 9,366 | #40 | 18 | #5,758 |
| 1998 | 9,398 | #40 | 22 | #4,855 |
| 1997 | 8,746 | #41 | 17 | #5,721 |
| 1996 | 8,696 | #41 | 26 | #4,105 |
| 1995 | 9,006 | #41 | 29 | #3,705 |
| 1994 | 8,550 | #46 | 35 | #3,257 |
| 1993 | 8,638 | #45 | 19 | #5,080 |
| 1992 | 9,249 | #46 | 22 | #4,596 |
| 1991 | 9,386 | #49 | 33 | #3,326 |
| 1990 | 10,695 | #46 | 42 | #2,761 |
| 1989 | 12,614 | #35 | 43 | #2,631 |
| 1988 | 15,916 | #27 | 91 | #1,498 |
| 1987 | 19,349 | #23 | 111 | #1,268 |
| 1986 | 22,417 | #18 | 163 | #968 |
| 1985 | 26,036 | #14 | 184 | #873 |
| 1984 | 29,952 | #11 | 205 | #782 |
| 1983 | 35,118 | #7 | 245 | #694 |
| 1982 | 40,634 | #4 | 274 | #651 |
| 1981 | 41,928 | #4 | 240 | #701 |
| 1980 | 48,166 | #3 | 307 | #603 |
| 1979 | 50,371 | #3 | 303 | #594 |
| 1978 | 51,604 | #2 | 295 | #582 |
| 1977 | 55,636 | #2 | 313 | #562 |
| 1976 | 52,650 | #2 | 292 | #568 |
| 1975 | 52,172 | #2 | 303 | #559 |
| 1974 | 54,751 | #2 | 266 | #595 |
| 1973 | 46,678 | #3 | 226 | #660 |
| 1972 | 37,434 | #7 | 208 | #699 |
| 1971 | 34,179 | #8 | 155 | #869 |
| 1970 | 27,274 | #13 | 114 | #1,070 |
| 1969 | 16,490 | #25 | 92 | #1,164 |
| 1968 | 7,147 | #47 | 29 | #2,272 |
| 1967 | 5,337 | #54 | 21 | #2,728 |
| 1966 | 3,768 | #89 | 17 | #3,090 |
| 1965 | 2,890 | #111 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 2,105 | #155 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 1,501 | #198 | 8 | #5,045 |
| 1962 | 1,298 | #213 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 1,059 | #242 | 10 | #4,365 |
| 1960 | 940 | #259 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 720 | #292 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 596 | #311 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 440 | #368 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 437 | #353 | 5 | #6,334 |
| 1955 | 398 | #365 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 306 | #412 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 275 | #423 | 5 | #6,041 |
| 1952 | 218 | #469 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 189 | #493 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 205 | #467 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 217 | #455 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 180 | #492 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 133 | #592 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 117 | #597 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 115 | #561 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 116 | #571 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 137 | #537 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 118 | #566 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 81 | #681 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 93 | #617 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 71 | #711 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 92 | #620 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 81 | #661 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 97 | #589 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 83 | #656 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 91 | #631 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 81 | #647 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 95 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 83 | #658 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 106 | #583 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 119 | #534 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 87 | #680 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 97 | #645 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 101 | #625 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 110 | #602 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 105 | #624 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 101 | #638 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 95 | #662 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 97 | #657 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 76 | #760 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 81 | #693 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 102 | #608 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 92 | #618 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 83 | #644 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 78 | #661 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 59 | #662 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 44 | #685 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 42 | #655 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 25 | #619 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 24 | #591 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 15 | #736 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 10 | #915 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 9 | #963 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 15 | #631 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 12 | #725 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 11 | #742 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 13 | #636 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 14 | #602 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 10 | #706 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 15 | #663 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,129 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 18 | #497 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 12 | #628 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 9 | #800 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 23 | #403 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 24 | #382 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 8 | #799 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 16 | #506 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 15 | #462 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 12 | #580 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 18 | #437 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 21 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 14 | #472 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 21 | #388 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 16 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 25 | #356 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 13 | #506 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 20 | #406 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 22 | #355 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 20 | #386 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jason reached #2 in 1974. As a girl name, it reached #559 in 1975. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jason
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.