Jason has been given to about 1,057,058 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1977, which makes it a boomer-era name.
Jason ranks 165th among American boys in 2025, with 2,224 born that year. Its best year was 1977, when 55,944 babies were given the name, ranking 2nd. The typical living American called Jason is about 46 years old today. It is relatively most common in Alaska, where it accounts for 0.28% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.