Jason
Usage of Jason in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Jason against each list of names.
Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Jason is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Featured in baby name books
Jason is a Greek name meaning “healer,” and in myth he led the Argonauts on the quest for the Golden Fleece. Jason is also given the Hebrew meaning “God is my salvation.” Jason soared into the top five in the 1970s and ’80s and now sounds a little past its prime. In the Bible, Jason hosted Paul and Silas in Thessalonica; in the 1972 film Frogs, Jason Crockett is an animal-hating tycoon besieged by mutated frogs.
Jason in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 2,224 boys were named Jason, making it the #165 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 1,052,030 boys have been named Jason, with the most (55,631) in 1977. It is most common, relative to births, in Alaska, Rhode Island and Nevada.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Storms named Jason
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Jason, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone Jason (Category 1) | 1987 | South Pacific | 139 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Jason
There are 8 towns and villages with Jason in their name, in 4 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 5🇬🇫 French Guiana 1🇭🇹 Haiti 1🇮🇳 India 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ca Jason | Sud-Est, 🇭🇹 Haiti | – | Map |
| Dégrad Jason | Guyane, 🇬🇫 French Guiana | – | Map |
| Jason | Kentucky, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Jason | Kentucky, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Jason | North Carolina, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Jason | South Carolina, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Jason Chapel | Tennessee, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Jāson | Uttar Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Jason
There are 3 lakes and reservoirs with Jason in their name, in 2 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 2🇨🇦 Canada 1
| Name | Where | |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Jason Lakes | Washington, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lake Jason | Washington, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Jason songs
5 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Jason in their title. The best known:
- If I Didn't Love You (Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood song) – Jason Aldean (2021)
- Kiss the Sky (Jason Derulo song) – Jason Derulo (2016)
- Jason's Song (Gave It Away) – Ariana Grande (2016)
- Naked (Jason Derulo song) (2016)
- Kylie Said to Jason – The KLF (1989)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Jason
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Jason.
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Fictional characters named Jason
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Jason as a pet name
FurryName has found 60 dogs named Jason in public pet registers, making it the #2,056 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Corangamite Shire (1), Burnside (1), Golden Plains Shire (1). Jason as a dog name →
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