Is Jayson a boy or girl name?
Jayson is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 454 boys were named Jayson, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 35,580 US babies named Jayson were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #622
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Jayson since 1922
- 35,580
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 963 babies
Boys and girls named Jayson, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 16 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 84 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 307 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 953 | 5 | 0.5% |
| 1970s | 5,677 | 12 | 0.2% |
| 1980s | 4,926 | 15 | 0.3% |
| 1990s | 4,919 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 8,714 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 7,423 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 2020s | 2,519 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 454 | #622 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 484 | #591 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 541 | #548 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 501 | #564 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 539 | #529 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 558 | #512 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 620 | #470 | 5 | #16,700 |
| 2017 | 634 | #471 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 636 | #483 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 763 | #407 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 795 | #392 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 817 | #373 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 810 | #374 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 854 | #351 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 936 | #334 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 910 | #345 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 962 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 897 | #353 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 864 | #352 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 923 | #330 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 963 | #319 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 894 | #328 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 833 | #330 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 759 | #352 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 709 | #370 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 719 | #363 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 725 | #361 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 559 | #414 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 484 | #454 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 446 | #485 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 418 | #492 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 377 | #526 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 411 | #493 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 395 | #496 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 385 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 402 | #474 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 399 | #453 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 426 | #425 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 462 | #395 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 517 | #357 | 5 | #11,347 |
| 1984 | 477 | #369 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 502 | #354 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 583 | #329 | 5 | #11,168 |
| 1981 | 550 | #338 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 608 | #315 | 5 | #11,012 |
| 1979 | 713 | #283 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 599 | #302 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 647 | #299 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 610 | #298 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 615 | #306 | 7 | #7,472 |
| 1974 | 625 | #298 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 573 | #307 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 461 | #367 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 431 | #388 | 5 | #8,826 |
| 1970 | 403 | #404 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 246 | #492 | 5 | #7,918 |
| 1968 | 135 | #652 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 115 | #695 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 102 | #731 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 90 | #782 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 58 | #994 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 54 | #1,031 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 60 | #992 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 44 | #1,200 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 49 | #1,124 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 55 | #1,039 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 48 | #1,108 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 45 | #1,157 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 39 | #1,224 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 21 | #1,705 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 21 | #1,681 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 25 | #1,534 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 16 | #1,972 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 21 | #1,661 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 16 | #1,914 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 17 | #1,852 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 12 | #2,271 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 12 | #2,307 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 7 | #3,029 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,532 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 8 | #2,742 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 7 | #3,087 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,811 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,757 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 6 | #3,287 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,723 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,344 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,782 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,626 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jayson reached #283 in 1979. As a girl name, it reached #7,472 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jayson
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.