Jason

Jason \ja-son, jas-on\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Jason is pronounced as JHEYSahN in English ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Jason: JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Jason?

Jason is mainly used in the English language and it is of Old Greek origin. Biblical name derived from the element 'iasthai' which means to heal. An older form of Jason is Iason (Old Greek). The name was borne in Greek mythology by a legendary hero who assembled a group of warriors known as the Argonauts and sailed with them to Colchis to find the Golden Fleece. In the Bible, the name was borne by an early Christian in Thessalonica who played host to Paul; in New Testament Greek, the name Jason can be considered a form of Joshua. The name was adopted by English Puritans in the 17th century and it was fairly popular. In the 20th century the name enjoyed an increase in popularity, and it was encountered in many characters on television and film. Jason is a widely used name; it has 32 variant forms that are used in both English and other languages. Variant forms used in English include Iason meaning of name, Jaason meaning, Jace meaning, nicknames for Jacen, name Jacin, Jaesen meaning of name, Jaeson name, baby name Jahson, baby name Jaice, what does the name Jaisen mean, name Jaison meaning, Jasan definition, Jasaun meaning, Jasson definition, name Jasten meaning, name Jasun, what does the name Jathan mean, name Jathon, name Jayce origin, name Jaysen, Jayvon definition, Jazon pronounciation (used in Polish as well), and Kayson meaning of name. Other English forms include the pet forms Jase pronounciation and Jay meaning, and the variant spellings name Jasen origin, baby name Jasin, Jasyn name popularity, Jaxon meaning of name, and name Jayson origin. Foreign variant forms of Jason include the Hawaiian name Iakona and the Spanish name Jacián meaning. Jason is popular as a baby name for boys. The name jumped in popularity from the 1900s up to the 1970s. At the height of its usage in 1974, 3.360% of baby boys were given the name Jason. Its ranking then was #2. The baby name has since markedly declined in popularity. In 2010, its usage was only 0.306% and its ranking #69, was nonetheless the most popular within all boy names in its group. In 2010, Jason was more commonly used than the 2nd most popular name, name Jaxon, by 64% . Jason has predominantly been a baby boy name, though in the past century it has also been used for girls. In 1986, baby boys named Jason outnumbered girls by 133 times.

The following famous people share the name Jason:

• Actor Jason Alexander, born Jason Scott Greenspan, 23 September 1959, Newark, New Jersey
• Actor Jason Lee, born 25 April 1970, Orange, California
• Basketball Player Jason Kidd, born 23 March 1973, San Francisco, California
• Fictional Secret Agent Jason Bourne, born 1980.

List of baby names Jason:

the English Jacin meaning, the English name Jasun meaning, the English name Jaycen, the English Jayson meaning and origin, the English Jaason meaning of name, the name Jacan definition, the English what does the name Jacen mean, the name Jachan pronounciation, the Rhaeto-Romanic nicknames for Jachen, the name name Jachim, the name baby name Jachin, the Czech baby name Jachym, the name short names for Jackman, the name Jackom definition, the name nicknames for Jackome, the name short names for Jacksen, the name Jacksin pronounciation, the English nicknames for Jackson, the name name Jacksun, and the English Jacksyn name popularity.

The baby name Jason fun facts:

The name Jason in reverse order is "Nosaj".

The numerological value of the name Jason is number 5, which means expansiveness, visionary, adventure, the constructive use of freedom.

How popular is Jason?

Jason is in the top names in USA.