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Jayson

Boy

Meaning of Jayson: American: 'healer' (variant of Jason)

Jayson is a boy's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 711th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1000th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#711

384 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1000

30 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

35,968

First recorded 1922 · peak 2004

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 550 babies1982: 588 babies1983: 502 babies1984: 477 babies1985: 522 babies1986: 462 babies1987: 425 babies1988: 399 babies1989: 402 babies1990: 385 babies19901991: 395 babies1992: 411 babies1993: 377 babies1994: 418 babies1995: 446 babies1996: 484 babies1997: 559 babies1998: 725 babies1999: 719 babies2000: 709 babies20002001: 759 babies2002: 833 babies2003: 894 babies2004: 963 babies2005: 923 babies2006: 864 babies2007: 897 babies2008: 962 babies2009: 910 babies2010: 936 babies20102011: 855 babies2012: 810 babies2013: 817 babies2014: 795 babies2015: 763 babies2016: 636 babies2017: 634 babies2018: 625 babies2019: 558 babies2020: 540 babies20202021: 502 babies2022: 543 babies2023: 485 babies2024: 454 babies2025: 384 babies
US babies named Jayson per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 963.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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