Jason Name Popularity

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How popular is Jason?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Jason, ranked the 100th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 100 most popular, Jason has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

Its highest popularity ranking of #2 was reached for the first time in 1974 and as recently as 1978.

The name was given to the greatest number of children in 1977 with 55,653 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Jason in any given year was 5 in 1899.

Approximately during the years 1907-1918, 1939-1943, 1945-1949, and 1950-1974, the name Jason took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1977-1991, 2006-2011, and 2014-2017.

For a number of years, the name Jason has steadily decreased in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Jason has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Jason?

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Jason is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Jason is much less frequently used as a given name.

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		Jason (Girl)		Jason (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	3,847	100
2017		< 5	--	4,241	92
2016		7	13,481	4,862	85
2015		6	15,260	5,008	86
2014		6	15,377	5,555	75
2013		7	13,757	5,502	79
2012		7	14,115	5,747	76
2011		9	11,586	5,843	71
2010		10	10,744	6,273	69
2009		11	10,258	6,919	66
2008		13	9,187	7,656	60
2007		11	10,413	8,119	59
2006		8	12,877	8,450	55
2005		7	13,600	8,612	51
2004		33	4,212	9,061	47
2003		24	5,151	9,821	42
2002		20	5,750	9,954	42
2001		22	5,264	10,164	41
2000		24	4,859	9,772	39
1999		18	5,758	9,363	40
1998		22	4,853	9,395	40
1997		17	5,720	8,745	41
1996		26	4,105	8,697	41
1995		29	3,703	9,001	41
1994		35	3,258	8,546	46
1993		19	5,078	8,633	45
1992		22	4,594	9,242	46
1991		33	3,325	9,381	49
1990		42	2,762	10,690	46
1989		43	2,630	12,608	35
1988		91	1,498	15,906	27
1987		111	1,268	19,342	23
1986		163	968	22,401	18
1985		184	871	26,036	14
1984		205	783	29,951	11
1983		245	694	35,115	7
1982		274	652	40,632	4
1981		239	706	41,931	4
1980		306	604	48,171	3
1979		303	594	50,408	3
1978		295	582	51,629	2
1977		313	562	55,653	2
1976		292	568	52,680	2
1975		303	559	52,186	2
1974		266	594	54,776	2
1973		226	659	46,683	3
1972		208	699	37,446	7
1971		155	869	34,187	8
1970		114	1,069	27,287	13
1969		92	1,164	16,497	25
1968		29	2,271	7,154	47
1967		21	2,727	5,336	54
1966		17	3,088	3,769	89
1965		< 5	--	2,891	111
1964		< 5	--	2,108	155
1963		8	5,045	1,502	197
1962		< 5	--	1,301	213
1961		10	4,363	1,059	242
1960		< 5	--	942	259
1959		< 5	--	721	292
1958		< 5	--	593	312
1957		< 5	--	438	367
1956		5	6,329	437	353
1955		< 5	--	400	365
1954		< 5	--	306	411
1953		5	6,040	276	422
1952		< 5	--	218	469
1951		< 5	--	189	493
1950		< 5	--	205	467
1949		< 5	--	218	454
1948		< 5	--	180	492
1947		< 5	--	134	588
1946		< 5	--	117	596
1945		< 5	--	117	554
1944		< 5	--	115	572
1943		< 5	--	138	536
1942		< 5	--	118	568
1941		< 5	--	81	681
1940		< 5	--	93	618
1939		< 5	--	71	711
1938		< 5	--	92	620
1937		< 5	--	81	661
1936		< 5	--	97	589
1935		< 5	--	83	657
1934		< 5	--	91	631
1933		< 5	--	81	647
1932		< 5	--	95	610
1931		< 5	--	83	659
1930		< 5	--	105	586
1929		< 5	--	120	534
1928		< 5	--	87	680
1927		< 5	--	97	645
1926		< 5	--	101	625
1925		< 5	--	110	602
1924		< 5	--	105	624
1923		< 5	--	101	638
1922		< 5	--	96	656
1921		< 5	--	97	657
1920		< 5	--	76	760
1919		< 5	--	81	693
1918		< 5	--	102	608
1917		< 5	--	92	618
1916		< 5	--	83	644
1915		< 5	--	78	661
1914		< 5	--	59	662
1913		< 5	--	44	685
1912		< 5	--	42	655
1911		< 5	--	25	619
1910		< 5	--	24	591
1909		< 5	--	15	736
1908		< 5	--	10	915
1907		< 5	--	9	963
1906		< 5	--	15	631
1905		< 5	--	12	725
1904		< 5	--	11	743
1903		< 5	--	13	636
1902		< 5	--	14	602
1901		< 5	--	10	706
1900		< 5	--	15	663
1899		< 5	--	5	1,129
1898		< 5	--	18	497
1897		< 5	--	12	628
1896		< 5	--	9	800
1895		< 5	--	23	403
1894		< 5	--	24	382
1893		< 5	--	8	799
1892		< 5	--	16	506
1891		< 5	--	15	462
1890		< 5	--	12	580
1889		< 5	--	18	437
1888		< 5	--	21	408
1887		< 5	--	14	472
1886		< 5	--	21	388
1885		< 5	--	16	468
1884		< 5	--	25	356
1883		< 5	--	13	506
1882		< 5	--	20	406
1881		< 5	--	22	355
1880		< 5	--	20	386

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.