Jason Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, Boy Names Like Jason

Jason Name Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: jay-son
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Jason Name Meaning

With a meaning as beautiful as “to heal”, it’s no surprise that Jason has long been a favorite among parents. He’s recently been eclipsed in popularity by the similar sounding Mason, giving Jason the chance to recharge and refresh after years of heavy use.

He has the in-demand nickname of Jase, who appears on his own all over the charts as Jace and Jayce as well. He also can be shortened to Jay should you choose. His stylish nickname choices aren’t mandatory, however, as he’s just as handsome in full.

Jason is a surprise Biblical pick, appearing in the New Testament as a man who helped shelter Silas and Paul. He’s also appeared in Greek mythology as the leader of the band of heroes called the Argonauts. Both associations are lovely, as they show extraordinary examples of bravery and devotion.

Jason’s popularity has allowed him to become a familiar face to everyone, solidifying him in the enviable boy-next-door category. This group contains names that are well-known with positive associations, two things that Jason definitely can claim. These names also avoid feeling dated, their perennial popularity shunning the trendy or old-fashioned feel some names suffer from.

Jason is a timeless classic that ages well, delightful on a spry young boy and professional adult as well. He doesn’t feel cutesy and also avoids feeling too clunky on a little one.

Jason Name Popularity

How popular is the name Jason? Here’s everything we know.

Year	Rank	# Births	% Births
1910	—	0	0%
1911	—	0	0%
1912	848	6	0.0012%
1913	883	8	0.0014%
1914	708	23	0.0033%
1915	680	39	0.0043%
1916	671	43	0.0045%
1917	611	59	0.0059%
1918	684	48	0.0045%
1919	781	35	0.0033%
1920	874	28	0.0025%
1921	755	43	0.0038%
1922	707	50	0.0045%
1923	678	55	0.0049%
1924	716	48	0.0041%
1925	650	61	0.0054%
1926	684	52	0.0047%
1927	780	36	0.0033%
1928	696	47	0.0044%
1929	623	61	0.0059%
1930	626	60	0.0057%
1931	813	28	0.0028%
1932	662	48	0.0049%
1933	761	29	0.0031%
1934	741	32	0.0033%
1935	689	40	0.0041%
1936	644	46	0.0048%
1937	772	28	0.0028%
1938	621	55	0.0054%
1939	787	26	0.0026%
1940	730	36	0.0034%
1941	929	17	0.0015%
1942	634	60	0.0048%
1943	567	81	0.0062%
1944	637	55	0.0044%
1945	635	53	0.0043%
1946	617	68	0.0046%
1947	641	75	0.0045%
1948	514	122	0.0076%
1949	469	160	0.0099%
1950	510	131	0.0081%
1951	503	139	0.0082%
1952	487	163	0.0093%
1953	440	217	0.0123%
1954	424	237	0.013%
1955	368	345	0.0188%
1956	353	397	0.021%
1957	370	384	0.02%
1958	312	554	0.0293%
1959	289	705	0.0371%
1960	258	922	0.0487%
1961	241	1,050	0.0556%
1962	211	1,291	0.0703%
1963	196	1,493	0.0832%
1964	155	2,108	0.1198%
1965	111	2,894	0.177%
1966	89	3,770	0.2415%
1967	54	5,336	0.3516%
1968	47	7,154	0.4764%
1969	25	16,500	1.071%
1970	13	27,288	1.7147%
1971	8	34,185	2.2749%
1972	7	37,446	2.7493%
1973	3	46,684	3.601%
1974	2	54,776	4.2144%
1975	2	52,183	4.0609%
1976	2	52,681	4.0875%
1977	2	55,653	4.1287%
1978	2	51,626	3.8399%
1979	3	50,406	3.5748%
1980	3	48,173	3.2947%
1981	4	41,932	2.8526%
1982	4	40,624	2.7185%
1983	7	35,114	2.3795%
1984	11	29,949	2.0133%
1985	14	26,035	1.7153%
1986	18	22,395	1.4836%
1987	23	19,343	1.2675%
1988	27	15,904	1.0206%
1989	35	12,605	0.7811%
1990	46	10,684	0.6446%
1991	49	9,380	0.5755%
1992	46	9,240	0.5789%
1993	45	8,633	0.5537%
1994	46	8,546	0.5569%
1995	41	9,001	0.5972%
1996	41	8,697	0.5808%
1997	41	8,745	0.5913%
1998	40	9,395	0.6277%
1999	40	9,362	0.6252%
2000	39	9,772	0.6397%
2001	41	10,162	0.6744%
2002	42	9,954	0.6642%
2003	42	9,819	0.6454%
2004	47	9,060	0.5944%
2005	51	8,611	0.5632%
2006	55	8,447	0.5395%
2007	59	8,118	0.5145%
2008	60	7,653	0.4952%
2009	66	6,918	0.4629%
2010	69	6,266	0.4348%
2011	71	5,838	0.4098%
2012	76	5,739	0.4027%
2013	79	5,497	0.3861%
2014	75	5,550	0.3809%
2015	86	4,998	0.3435%
2016	85	4,848	0.3362%
2017	92	4,212	0.3018%
2018	100	3,839	0.2794%
2019	104	3,545	0.2619%
2020	119	3,040	0.2388%
2021	130	2,831	0.2316%
2022	143	2,586	0.196%

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Names Like Jason

If you like Jason, you’ll love these other names like Jason.

What names are diminutives of Jason?

A diminutive is a name that’s like Jason sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Jason, but shorter.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Jace	To heal	American
Jase	To heal	American
Jay	To heal	English
Jayce	To heal	American

What names are variants of Jason?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Jason.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Jacen	Healer; the Lord is salvation	Hebrew
Jaisen	Healer; the Lord is salvation	Hebrew
Jaison	Healer; the Lord is salvation	Hebrew
Jasen	Healer; the Lord is salvation	Hebrew
Jasin	Healer; the Lord is salvation	Hebrew
Jasun	Healer; the Lord is salvation	Hebrew
Jaycen		American
Jaysen	Healer; the Lord is salvation	Hebrew
Jayson	Respelling of Jason	American

What names sound like Jason?

If you like how Jason sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Jason.

Name	Meaning	Origin	Popularity	Other Gender
Aeson	Father of Jason	Greek

Ahsan	Perfection, excellence	Arabic
Asen		Bulgarian
Casen	Case; chest	English
Ehsan	Perfection, excellence	Arabic
Ihsan	Perfection, excellence	Arabic
Jacian		English
Jayden	Thankful one	Hebrew
Mason	Stoneworker	English
Oisin	Small deer	Gaelic
Ossin		Gaelic
Tayson		English

What names are similar to Jason?

Find a name that’s like Jason, but just a little bit different.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Andrew	Manly and powerful	Greek
Christopher	Bearing Christ	English
Joseph	Jehovah will increase	Hebrew
Levi	Joined together	Hebrew

Michael	Who is Like God?	Hebrew
Nathan	He gave	Hebrew
Ryan	Little king	Irish
Samuel	Name of God	Hebrew
Theodore	God's gift	Greek
Thomas	Twin	Greek

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17 Comments

Lauren Oct 11 at 8:54 am

His fully name is Jason Gary. Jason is my dad, Gary is my husband’s dad.

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Trudy May 4 at 12:40 pm

We named our son after my husband’s brother who passed away from a brain tumor at age seven. We will call him Jase to honor and remember him.

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Portia Jan 17 at 7:04 pm

It has a nice meaning

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Danielle Dec 30 at 7:26 am

Named after his Dad

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Maureen Aug 26 at 7:15 pm

All my kids names begin with the letter J. It was something I always wanted even before I met my husband and coincidentally, he wanted J as well. So we just went with it.

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Sarah Jun 3 at 12:33 pm

We chose this name for our son, since it is my husband’s name as well. He is Jason Eric III. I like that it is a strong, distinctive name with a timeless quality to it.

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Amanda Everson Dec 16 at 1:10 pm

We named my beautiful son Jason Robert and I couldn’t be more pleased. My baby is the sweetest loving most caring soul I’ve ever known. He is also incredibly onrey ? wouldn’t change him for anything
Now I’m pregnant again a nd I’m really loving Jace. Jason isn’t much for a Jace so I don’t call him that and I really love Jace

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Amy Dec 10 at 6:31 pm

Just liked the name

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Madison Aug 23 at 9:34 am

Our son is named after our late best friend. I found out I was pregnant hours before we found out our best friend passed away. His father and I knew if this were to be a boy, his name would be Jason.

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jason Jun 25 at 1:00 pm

as a jason i really was charmed when i realised the meaning of my name. Im only a tween so i discover new things every day i like my name very much and the meaning is outstanding “the one who heals” how positive

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Jason Feb 20 at 1:46 pm

Jason means “healer” and since this was my low risk pregnancy, turned into TOLAC/ successful VBAC delivery after a very traumatic first experience the name was a perfect match! ???

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Bree Dec 3 at 11:07 am

We picked Jason because my husband loves Red Hood (Jason Todd) and it just seemed to fit him 🙂

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Jason Jun 3 at 8:14 am

I agree

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Katie Jan 10 at 8:57 pm

It means “he who heals” and since he was born blue and is missing some of the basic reflexes to survive without medical intervention we decided this was fitting. His middle name is Israel, which means “he who has prevailed with God.”

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Serena Dec 12 at 2:36 pm

I chose my son name jason because me and my partner was thinking so much bout baby boy names till we named him jason. Jason suits my baby perfectly he is the sweetest handsome baby boy i could ever have

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Abiluv Oppong Oct 27 at 10:08 am

I chose Jason because the meaning is marvelous, THE ONE WHO HEALS.

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Abiluv Oppong Aug 16 at 5:44 am

Love the name because of the meaning which is the one who heals

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