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 [ 2 syll. ja-son, jas-on ] The boy name Jason is pronounced as JHEYSahN KEY. 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. The English Jaason, the English Jace, and the Polish Jazon are variant forms of the name. Other forms of Jason include the pet forms Jase (English) and Jay (English), and the variant spellings Jasen (English), Jasin (English), Jasyn (English), Jaxon (English), and Jayson (English). 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 declined in popularity. In 2008, its usage was only 0.352% and its ranking #60, but it was nonetheless the most popular within all boy names in its group. In 2008, Jason was thrice as popular as the 2nd most popular name, the English Jaxon. Jason has predominantly been a boy name, though in the past century it has also been used for girls. In 1986, boys named Jason outnumbered girls by 133 times. Baby names that sound like Jason include the English Jaason, the Rhaeto-Romanic Jachen, the Czech Jachym, the English Jacin, the English Jackson, the English Jacksyn, the Indian and Iranian Jahan, the English Jaheim, the English Jaimie, the English Jakson, the English Jamaine, the English Jame, the English Jamey, the English and Scottish Jamie, the English Jamin, the English Jaquan, the English Jaquin, the English Jasin, the French Jasmin, and the English Jasyn. Details of famous persons named Jason: KEY: Pronunciation for Jason: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
