Jason
given name · Latin script
Meaning: (i) anglicization of Greek Iassonides ‘son of Jason’; (ii) probably ‘son of James’
Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
/dʒeɪsən/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Jason is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in China than in any other country. In the Philippines it is the 16th most common given name.
- NZNew Zealand≈1 in 283(inferred from the name graph)
- AUAustralia≈1 in 290
- HKHong Kong≈1 in 294
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). Where a country counts another spelling of the name rather than Jason itself, the figure is that spelling’s, and it is named. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- China (inferred from the name graph)
- #96 (measured from records)
- 7 (measured from records)
- Sources
- 685 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 283 (inferred from the name graph)
≈4,400,000 people, est.
of 15M given names
recorded for this name
Highest-authority source
New Zealand, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Spellings & scripts(measured from records)
One other spelling is counted as the same name:
Locally spelled Jayson in PH Philippines, ID Indonesia.
Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
(i) anglicization of Greek Iassonides ‘son of Jason’; (ii) probably ‘son of James’.
Sources 1
- Encyclopedia of surnames [the complete companion to tracing your names history]
Attested across 21 languages in the etymology graph.
Often considered alongside
Names that people choosing a name often weigh against Jason, most often first. They share a style rather than an origin.
From the names suggested together in public name-advice forums, in English. A list of what people consider, not a measure of how common any name is.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Jason counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN China | — | ≈4,400,000 est. | ≈1 in 319 | — | Jason | 144 |
| US United States | #44 | 898,652 | 1 in 370 | 898K | Jason | 685 |
| PH Philippines | #16 | ≈190,000 est. | ≈1 in 567 | listed | Jayson | 192 |
| GB United Kingdom | #62 | ≈190,000 est. | ≈1 in 346 | 16 | Jason | 407 |
| ID Indonesia | — | ≈180,000 est. | ≈1 in 1.5K | — | Jayson | 38 |
| CA Canada | #39 | ≈110,000 est. | ≈1 in 336 | 31 | Jason | 373 |
| AU Australia | #39 | ≈88,000 est. | ≈1 in 290 | 106 | Jason | 359 |
| HK Hong Kong | #126 | ≈25,000 est. | ≈1 in 294 | — | Jason | 122 |
| NZ New Zealand | #33 | ≈17,000 est. | ≈1 in 283 | 11 | Jason | 193 |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; Surnames of England and Wales (taliesin-arlein.net, Sept 2002 electoral register); NSW BDM — Popular baby names (1952–present); Alberta Open Government — Frequency and Ranking of Baby Names by Year and Gender; DIA — Baby name popularity (1900–present). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
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 nameBiblical 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 nameBiblical 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 nameBiblical Names Compiled Database
In German, Greek name from iaomai 'to heal' or related to healing
as a nameDeutsche Namenkunde: Unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung
In English, Greek ‘healer’; leader of the Argonauts.
as a nameIrish 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.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- 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).
How to address them(machine-generated)
A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 129 sources across 69 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex | 2020 | 898K | #32 |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2025 | 2.2K | — |
| US United States | Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex | 2020 | 1K | #32 |
| CA Canada | Statistics Canada — First names at birth by sex at birth (Table 17-10-0147-01) | 2024 | 192 | — |
| AU Australia | NSW BDM — Popular baby names (1952–present) | 2005 | 106 | #91 |
| CA Canada | Alberta Open Government — Frequency and Ranking of Baby Names by Year and Gender | 2024 | 31 | #147 |
| CA Canada | Statistics Canada — First names at birth by sex at birth (Table 17-10-0147-01) | 1994 | 5 | — |
Reference works 8
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Nişanyan Adlar (Turkish given-name national-registry frequency)
- Wikipedia given-name tokens
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- Rymut, Słownik nazwisk współcześnie w Polsce używanych (10 vols, IJP PAN, Kraków 1992–1994) — every Polish surname in the PESEL register at the end of 1990, with bearer counts nationally and per voivodeship1990
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What are other forms of the name Jason?
- In the etymology graph, Joshua, Jayson and Jase are forms of the same name in other languages; Jace and Jayce are recorded short or pet forms.
- 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, and where does it come from?
- (i) anglicization of Greek Iassonides ‘son of Jason’; (ii) probably ‘son of James’. Recorded by Encyclopedia of surnames [the complete companion to tracing your names history].
- In which country does Jason have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 4.4 million people named Jason in China, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled jason.
- How common is the name Jason?
- In the United States, the national register counted 898,652 people named Jason in 2020, about 1 in 370 residents.
- How common is Jason compared with other names?
- In the Philippines, Jason is the 16th most common given name of 486,299 given names recorded there.
- How do you pronounce Jason?
- A machine transcription gives /dʒeɪsən/ (IPA) for English.
What do you want to know about Jason?
Nobody replies to these one by one, but what readers ask decides what these pages answer next.
Query this name via API
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/jasonThe payload this page is built from: spellings and scripts, countries and languages, related names, and the registers that attest the form. It takes a free API key (1,000 requests a day), which returns what this page shows everyone; the full country table, every register citation and the year-by-year series come with a licensed key, as does bulk access.
About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Jason” — the 16th most common given name in Philippines. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.