Jayson

What Jayson means

Variant of Jason, meaning “I heal”

variant of Jason || From the Ancient Greek Ἰάσων (Iásōn), from ἰάομαι (iáomai, “I heal”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Jayson” (revision 94540489) and “Jason” (revision 94540488), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Jayson?

US: Falling: down from #407 in 2015. England & Wales: Steady: #950 in 2015, #976 now.

Biggest US share so far: 2010, when 936 boys got the name (#334 that year). First in the US records in 1922.

How common

• About 1 in 4,448 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 8,772 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in MA (0.81 per 1,000 boys), NJ (0.53 per 1,000 boys), IN (0.51 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Jayson is #700 in the US and #976 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Jayson were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Jason2,224 US · 270 E&W
• Jaysen87 US
• Jaycen44 US
• Jeison29 US
• Jaison16 US · 4 E&W
• Jeyson20 US
• Jasson20 US
• Jasen18 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Jayson

Boys

• Kaleb#295“dog”^*
• Gabriel#37Finnish, meaning “God is my strong man, God is my hero”^*
• Ethan#24“firmness, strong, or long-lived”^*
• Caleb#58possibly “dog”^*
• Logan#53“little hollow”^*
• Angel#67Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #67 vs #1,307 in 2025

For a sister

• Abigail#41“my Father's joy”^*
• Kaylee#255Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #61 in 2015, #255 in 2025
• Arianna#234Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #56 in 2015, #234 in 2025
• Faith#254Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #90 in 2015, #254 in 2025
• Gabriella#105Editor’s note Down from #54 in 2015 to #105 in 2025 in the US
• Hailey#104“hay + clearing”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Jayson’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.