Jason

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Jayson in PH Philippines, BR Brazil, ID Indonesia and 2 more, Jaeson in CR Costa Rica, VE Venezuela and Iason in GE Georgia.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 23 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Jason is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Spanish given name790K records spelled Jason49 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Brazil, Philippines, Colombia

  Languages: Spanish, Portuguese, Italian

  Also written Jasón, Giasone, Jasön, Jasòn, Jäsön

• French given name232K records spelled Jason32 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, United States, United Kingdom, Canada

  Also written Iason, Jàson, Jäson, Jâsôn, Jâson

• a separate given name231K records spelled Jason4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Canada, India

  Also written Jasón, Jàson, Jasoň

• Hindi given name80K records spelled Jason19 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Canada

  Languages: Hindi, Urdu, Sinhala

  Also written Jayson, Jasan, Jeson, Jesson, Jesana

• Polish given name54K records spelled Jason48 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Poland, United Kingdom, Czechia

  Languages: Polish, Russian, Czech

  Also written Ясон, Yason, Джейсон, Jayson, Jeison

• Indonesian given name52K records spelled Jason11 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay, Malagasy

  Also written Yason, 'Jason, Jàson, Jasön, J̳̿a̳̿s̳̿o̳̿n̳̿

80 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Jason is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• Jason is a classic boy's name of Greek origin meaning "healer." In the Bible, Jason was a courageous early Christian who provided shelter to the Apostle Paul. The name carries connotations of strength, compassion, and heroism, famously borne by the Greek mythological hero who led the Argonauts.

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• The name Jason is of Greek origin, derived from the name Ἰάσων (Iasōn), which means "healer" from the verb ἰάομαι (iaomai), "to heal" or "to cure". For Hellenistic Jews, it was sometimes used as a Greek equivalent for the Hebrew name Joshua.

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• In Christian tradition, Jason is regarded as a model of hospitality and courage, risking his safety to provide shelter to the apostles and support the early church. He is venerated as a saint and is counted among the Seventy Apostles, who were early disciples of Jesus sent out to preach the gospel.

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• In German, Greek name from iaomai 'to heal' or related to healing

  as a name·Deutsche Namenkunde: Unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung

• In English, Greek ‘healer’; leader of the Argonauts.

  as a name·Irish first names

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 146 years between 1880–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Jason Robardsb. 1922USAmerican actor (1922–2000)
• Jason Scott Leeb. 1966USAmerican actor and martial artist
• Jason Stathamb. 1967GBEnglish actor (born 1967)
• Jason Batemanb. 1969USAmerican actor (born 1969)
• Jason Blumb. 1969USAmerican film producer (born 1969)
• Christianb. 1973CAnot in their usual nameCanadian professional wrestler and actor
• Jason Momoab. 1979USAmerican actor (born 1979)
• Jason Segelb. 1980USAmerican actor (born 1980)
• Jason Fuchsb. 1986USAmerican actor (born 1986)
• Jason Derulob. 1989USAmerican singer-songwriter

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 1,511 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Jason?

We estimate roughly 942 thousand people bear Jason (counting its spellings and scripts) across 10 countries in our records.

In which country does Jason have the most bearers?

We estimate about 898 thousand people bear Jason in the United States, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled jason.

How common is Jason compared with other names?

In the United States, Jason is the 45th most common given name of 3,122,706 given names recorded there.

Is Jason a male or female name?

Jason is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Jason mean?

Recorded meaning: (i) anglicization of Greek Iassonides ‘son of Jason’; (ii) probably ‘son of James’.