Jayson
Jayson is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Jayson
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jayson is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Jayson
Jayson first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1922, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 963 Jaysons were born — ranking #319 that year. As of 2026, Jayson ranks #634 for baby boys with 449 births, falling sharply (-16%). In total, more than 36K Jaysons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jayson
Jayson is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1922 and has accumulated 36K births in the dataset. Jayson's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #283. Use the chart and map above to compare Jayson'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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