Jayson Name Meaning

Helen Doanna

By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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Fact: In Greece, the name Jayson is often associated with the hero named Jason. who led the Argonauts to find the Golden Fleece.

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A Deep Dive

Jayson Overview

Meaning

Healer

Gender

Boy

Origin

Greek, American

Etymology

Jayson is an Americanized respelling of the name Jason, which originates from the Greek name Iason, derived from the verb “iasthai,” meaning “to heal”​.

Religion

Christianity

Pronunciation

/ˈdʒeɪ.sən/

Popularity

Globally, Jayson has become a common choice, especially in English-speaking countries like the United States and the Philippines. In 2023, Jayson ranked #589 for boys in the USA​ .

Syllable

2 syllables

Length

6 letters

Numerology

3 (Expressive, Social, Artistic)

Name Styles

Modern, Cool, Unique

Associated Traits

Charming, creative, social, communicative​

Name Day

July 12th
A Deep Dive

Jayson Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Kayson, Kaisen, Cason, Cayson, Kason, Kaycen, Kaesen, Kaisson, Kaisyn, Kaysin

Common Nicknames

Kay, Kase, K, Kaye, Kassy, Kay-Kay, Kasey, K, Ace, Senny.

Diminutives

Kay, Kasey, Kase, Kaysie, Kassy, Kaisen, Kaycee, Kassy, Senny, Kas

Famous People

  • Jayson Tatum
    (American Basketball Player)
  • Jayson Werth
    (American Baseball Player)
  • Jayson Blair
    (American Actor)
  • Jayson Williams
    (American Basketball Player)
  • Jayson Stark
    (American Sportswriter)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • Jayson Blair
    ("The Hard Times of RJ Berger," TV Series)
  • Jayson Tatum
    ("NBA 2K21," Video Game)
  • Jayson Thiessen
    ("My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic," TV Series)
  • Jayson Williams
    ("Loose Balls," Book)
  • Jayson Castro
    ("NBA Philippines," TV Series)

What Is the Meaning of Jayson?

Jayson means “healer”, showing a caring and nurturing personality.

What Is the Origin of The Name Jayson?

The name Jayson has roots in both Greek and American origins. It is derived from the Greek name Jason, which means “healer,” and has been adapted in modern times to the American spelling “Jayson.”

Jayson Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Jayson in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#5642021#5482022#5892023
Top 3 Rankings#2831979#2981974#2981976

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Jayson

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023589
(-41 from 2022)
484
(-56 from 2022)
0.02643
2022548
(+16 from 2021)
540
(+39 from 2021)
0.02883
2021564
(-35 from 2020)
501
(-38 from 2020)
0.02674
2020529
(-17 from 2019)
539
(-19 from 2019)
0.02914
2019512
(-42 from 2018)
558
(-62 from 2018)
0.02904
2018470
(+1 from 2017)
620
(-14 from 2017)
0.03190
2017471
(+12 from 2016)
634
(-2 from 2016)
0.03203
2016483
(-76 from 2015)
636
(-127 from 2015)
0.03140
2015407
(-15 from 2014)
763
(-32 from 2014)
0.03732
2014392
(-19 from 2013)
795
(-22 from 2013)
0.03880
2013373
(+1 from 2012)
817
(+8 from 2012)
0.04043
2012374
(-24 from 2011)
809
(-45 from 2011)
0.03987
2011350
(-16 from 2010)
854
(-82 from 2010)
0.04204
2010334
(+10 from 2009)
936
(+26 from 2009)
0.04556
2009344
(-3 from 2008)
910
(-52 from 2008)
0.04291
2008341
(+12 from 2007)
962
(+65 from 2007)
0.04412
2007353
(-2 from 2006)
897
(+33 from 2006)
0.04050
2006351
(-21 from 2005)
864
(-59 from 2005)
0.03941
2005330
(-11 from 2004)
923
(-40 from 2004)
0.04339
2004319
(+9 from 2003)
963
(+69 from 2003)
0.04557
2003328
(+2 from 2002)
894
(+61 from 2002)
0.04255
2002330
(+22 from 2001)
833
(+74 from 2001)
0.04031
2001352
(+18 from 2000)
759
(+50 from 2000)
0.03669
2000370
(-7 from 1999)
709
(-10 from 1999)
0.03395
1999363
(-3 from 1998)
719
(-6 from 1998)
0.03526
1998360
(+54 from 1997)
725
(+166 from 1997)
0.03576
1997414
(+40 from 1996)
559
(+75 from 1996)
0.02798
1996454
(+31 from 1995)
484
(+38 from 1995)
0.02415
1995485
(+7 from 1994)
446
(+28 from 1994)
0.02217
1994492
(+33 from 1993)
418
(+41 from 1993)
0.02051
1993525
(-32 from 1992)
377
(-34 from 1992)
0.01825
1992493
(+3 from 1991)
411
(+17 from 1991)
0.01958
1991496
(+5 from 1990)
394
(+10 from 1990)
0.01859
1990501
(-28 from 1989)
384
(-18 from 1989)
0.01784
1989473
(-22 from 1988)
402
(+3 from 1988)
0.01918
1988451
(-26 from 1987)
399
(-26 from 1987)
0.01993
1987425
(-30 from 1986)
425
(-37 from 1986)
0.02179
1986395
(-38 from 1985)
462
(-55 from 1985)
0.02404
1985357
(+12 from 1984)
517
(+40 from 1984)
0.02687
1984369
(-15 from 1983)
477
(-25 from 1983)
0.02542
1983354
(-26 from 1982)
502
(-81 from 1982)
0.02694
1982328
(+9 from 1981)
583
(+33 from 1981)
0.03089
1981337
(-22 from 1980)
550
(-58 from 1980)
0.02953
1980315
(-32 from 1979)
608
(-105 from 1979)
0.03278
1979283
(+19 from 1978)
713
(+115 from 1978)
0.03980
1978302
(-3 from 1977)
598
(-49 from 1977)
0.03500
1977299
(-1 from 1976)
647
(+37 from 1976)
0.03785
1976298
(+8 from 1975)
610
(-5 from 1975)
0.03736
1975306
(-8 from 1974)
615
(-10 from 1974)
0.03791
1974298
(+8 from 1973)
625
(+52 from 1973)
0.03834
1973306
(+60 from 1972)
573
(+112 from 1972)
0.03551
1972366
(+22 from 1971)
461
(+30 from 1971)
0.02754
1971388
(+15 from 1970)
431
(+28 from 1970)
0.02371
1970403
(+88 from 1969)
403
(+157 from 1969)
0.02116
1969491
(+159 from 1968)
246
(+111 from 1968)
0.01345
1968650
(+42 from 1967)
135
(+20 from 1967)
0.00760
1967692
(+38 from 1966)
115
(+13 from 1966)
0.00646
1966730
(+47 from 1965)
102
(+12 from 1965)
0.00561
1965777
(+213 from 1964)
90
(+32 from 1964)
0.00475
1964990
(+37 from 1963)
58
(+4 from 1963)
0.00286
19631027
(-43 from 1962)
54
(-6 from 1962)
0.00262
1962984
(+212 from 1961)
60
(+16 from 1961)
0.00285
19611196
(-80 from 1960)
44
(-5 from 1960)
0.00204
19601116
(-83 from 1959)
49
(-6 from 1959)
0.00226
19591033
(+71 from 1958)
55
(+7 from 1958)
0.00254
19581104
(+46 from 1957)
48
(+3 from 1957)
0.00223
19571150
(+68 from 1956)
45
(+6 from 1956)
0.00206
19561218
(+464 from 1955)
39
(+18 from 1955)
0.00182
19551682
(-14 from 1954)
21
No change from 1954
0.00100
19541668
(-161 from 1953)
21
(-4 from 1953)
0.00101
19531507
(+431 from 1952)
25
(+9 from 1952)
0.00125
19521938
(-294 from 1951)
16
(-5 from 1951)
0.00081
19511644
(+235 from 1950)
21
(+5 from 1950)
0.00110
19501879
(-58 from 1949)
16
(-1 from 1949)
0.00088
19491821
(+397 from 1948)
17
(+5 from 1948)
0.00094
19482218
(+33 from 1947)
12
No change from 1947
0.00067
19472251
(+668 from 1946)
12
(+5 from 1946)
0.00065
19462919
(+419 from 1945)
7
(+2 from 1945)
0.00042
19453338
(-705 from 1944)
5
(-3 from 1944)
0.00036
19442633
(+331 from 1943)
8
(+1 from 1943)
0.00058
19432964
(+597 from 1942)
7
(+2 from 1942)
0.00048
19423561
(-56 from 1941)
5
No change from 1941
0.00036
19413505
(-376 from 1940)
5
(-1 from 1940)
0.00040
19403129
(+352 from 1939)
6
(+1 from 1939)
0.00051
19393481
(-305 from 1938)
5
(-1 from 1938)
0.00044
19383176
(+342 from 1937)
6
(+1 from 1937)
0.00053
19373518
(+789 from 1922)
5
No change from 1922
0.00046
19360
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0
No SSA data
0.0000
19350
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19340
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19330
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19320
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19310
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19300
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19290
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19280
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19270
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19260
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19250
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19240
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19230
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19224307
First SSA data recorded
5
First SSA data recorded
0.00044
19210
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19200
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19190
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19180
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19170
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19160
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19150
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19140
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19130
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19120
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19110
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19100
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19090
No SSA data
0
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19080
No SSA data
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19070
No SSA data
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19060
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0.0000
19050
No SSA data
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No SSA data
0.0000
19040
No SSA data
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No SSA data
0.0000
19030
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19020
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19010
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19000
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0
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0.0000
18990
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0
No SSA data
0.0000
18980
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18970
No SSA data
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18960
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0.0000
18950
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18940
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18930
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0.0000
18920
No SSA data
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18910
No SSA data
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0.0000
18900
No SSA data
0
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18890
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0.0000
18880
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
18870
No SSA data
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0.0000
18860
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0.0000
18850
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0
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18840
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0.0000
18830
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18820
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18810
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American States Popularity Rankings for Jayson

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#4402021#4232022#5342023

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#5262021#4982022#4402023

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#6252021#6002022#5242023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#3402021#2882022#2862023

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#3522021#3172022#4392023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#7162021#7652022#5672023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#4862021#6472022#5652023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#7042021#6542022#7142023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#6832020#6792021#9492022

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#2812021#3082022#2602023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#5632021#5892022#7842023

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#5462021#5142022#6122023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#5582020#10492021#7122022

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#4772021#4712022#6502023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#4612021#8892022#6022023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#7302021#6782022#9012023

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#7162020#7152022#6992023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#7572019#7622021#7742022

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#6532020#4802022#6942023

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#6012021#6112022#4062023

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#7072021#8612022#5532023

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#6312019#6602021#5182022

Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut (CT) flagConnecticut (CT)#3052020#4072021#4212022

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#5322015#5102016#6372018

Hawaii (HI)

Hawaii (HI) flagHawaii (HI)#1642008#3052016#1782020

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#5152015#5102018#4982020

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#6072018#8582022#5852023

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#4422020#5732021#4962022

Iowa (IA)

Iowa (IA) flagIowa (IA)#4182009#5332011#5322017

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#5392020#8662021#6762023

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#6102019#5622022#5652023

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#6312018#7512021#5452022

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#5412015#5412018#5992019

Nevada (NV)

Nevada (NV) flagNevada (NV)#5402018#4672021#3512022

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#5112021#5732022#4512023

New Mexico (NM)

New Mexico (NM) flagNew Mexico (NM)#4282015#4052016#4062020

Idaho (ID)

Idaho (ID) flagIdaho (ID)#3602011#3172012#4272017

Mississippi (MS)

Mississippi (MS) flagMississippi (MS)#3942015#4992021#4342022

Nebraska (NE)

Nebraska (NE) flagNebraska (NE)#3332010#3902012#4042014

Maine (ME)

Maine (ME) flagMaine (ME)#1881996#2082000#2172012

West Virginia (WV)

West Virginia (WV) flagWest Virginia (WV)#3262011#3422013#3462015

Rhode Island (RI)

Rhode Island (RI) flagRhode Island (RI)#2132008#1832014#1802015

New Hampshire (NH)

New Hampshire (NH) flagNew Hampshire (NH)#1611988#1551992#1961998

North Dakota (ND)

North Dakota (ND) flagNorth Dakota (ND)#1681979#1711982#1671994

Delaware (DE)

Delaware (DE) flagDelaware (DE)#1932004#2032006#1572007

Montana (MT)

Montana (MT) flagMontana (MT)#1692000#2232002#2252013

District of Columbia (DC)

District of Columbia (DC) flagDistrict of Columbia (DC)#2461985#2002011#1592012

Alaska (AK)

Alaska (AK) flagAlaska (AK)#1672008

Vermont (VT)

Vermont (VT) flagVermont (VT)#1191979

South Dakota (SD)

South Dakota (SD) flagSouth Dakota (SD)#1631972

Popularity Rankings for Jayson in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Quebec, Canada

Quebec, Canada flagQuebec, Canada#2192020#2232021#1852022

Popularity in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico flagPuerto Rico#3582012#3082014#4402015

Popularity in New Zealand

New Zealand flagNew Zealand#3581992#3651994#3261996

Popularity in Scotland

Scotland flagScotland#3302007#4212011#4662013

Popularity in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland flagNorthern Ireland#4152015#3652018

Popularity in Germany

Germany flagGermany#4402009#4812010#4232011

Popularity in Poland

Poland flagPoland#5952015

Popularity in Switzerland

Switzerland flagSwitzerland#7182020#6242021#6442022

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#7752020#7082021#6522022

Popularity in Ireland

Ireland flagIreland#7102017#7492018#7552021

Popularity in Sweden

Sweden flagSweden#7802022

Popularity in England and Wales

England and Wales flagEngland and Wales#8702018#8782020#8712021

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Jayson a Name for Boys or Girls?

Generally, Jayson is used as a name for boys, drawing from its origins in the classic male name Jason.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Jayson

Jayson in Famous People Names and Pop Culture

  • Jayson Tatum (Basketball Player, 1998): An American basketball player excelling in the NBA with the Boston Celtics.
  • Jayson Werth (Baseball Player, 1979): A retired American professional baseball outfielder who played for several Major League Baseball teams.
  • Jayson Blair (Actor, 1984): An American actor known for his roles in television series like "The Hard Times of RJ Berger."
  • Jayson Williams (Basketball Player, 1968): A retired American professional basketball player who played for the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets.
  • Jayson Stark (Sportswriter, 1951): An American sportswriter known for his work with The Athletic and ESPN.
  • Jayson Blair ("The Hard Times of RJ Berger," 2010 TV Series): An actor who plays the charming and often misunderstood Max Owens in this MTV comedy series.
  • Jayson Tatum ("NBA 2K21," 2020 Video Game): Featured on the cover of this popular basketball video game, celebrating his rising career in the NBA.
  • Jayson Thiessen ("My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic," 2010 TV Series): Directed this beloved animated series that became a cultural phenomenon.
  • Jayson Williams ("Loose Balls," 2001 Book): Authored a memoir detailing his life and career in professional basketball.
  • Jayson Castro ("NBA Philippines," 2016 TV Series): Starred in this sports show highlighting Filipino basketball talent.
  • None

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