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Jayson

Meaning: Healer
Origin: Variant of Jason (from Greek)

Boy's name · #700 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Jayson reached its best rank, #283, in 1979 and ranked #700 in 2025. About 36,000 boys have carried it since 1922.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 32 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#420 in Netherlands (2025) · #525 in Switzerland (2025) · #875 in France (2025) · #925 in Belgium (2025) · #977 in Sweden (2025) · #988 in England & Wales (2025) · #629 in Canada (2024).

Famous Jaysons

Jayson Tatum — American basketball player (born 1998)
Jayson Granger — Uruguayan basketball player
Jayson Blair — American actor
Jayson Leutwiler — Canadian association football player
Jayson Thiessen — Canadian animation director

In stories & tradition

Jayson Turk — Eli Stone (TV series)

What Jaysons become

Among 98 notable people named Jayson:

Sports figures appear 3.56× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jayson Tatum, American basketball player (born 1998).

Similar names: Jaysen · Damien · Jamison · Damon · Jaime · Jake

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