Iason
Jason was an ancient Greek mythological hero and leader of the Argonauts, whose quest for the Golden Fleece is featured in Greek literature. He was the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcos. He was married to the sorceress Medea, the granddaughter of the sungod Helios.
- Greek Mythology
- Ancient Greek
- Biblical Greek
- Biblical Latin
Meaning & Origin of Iason
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jason was an ancient Greek mythological hero and leader of the Argonauts, whose quest for the Golden Fleece is featured in Greek literature. He was the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcos. He was married to the sorceress Medea, the granddaughter of the sungod Helios.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Greek Mythology
- Ancient Greek
- Biblical Greek
- Biblical Latin
- Greek
- Georgian
The Story of Iason
American parents first put Iason on the record books as a baby boy name in 2011, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2013, when 9 Iasons were born — ranking #8,118 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 82% of all recorded Iasons. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2020 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 39 Iasons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Iason
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About the name Iason
Iason is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2011 and has accumulated 39 births in the dataset. Iason's peak popularity came in 2013 when it ranked #8,118. Use the chart and map above to compare Iason's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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