Jashua vs Jason

Side-by-side comparison of Jashua and Jason — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Jashua

Boy name · Rank #9148

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Name B

Jason

Boy name · Rank #148

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Metric Jashua Jason
Current Rank #9148 #148
Total Births (all years) 1,705 1,049,831
Peak Year 1987 1977
Peak Year Births 73 55,636
Peak Decade 1980ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1971 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jashua Jason
1880ss — 190
1890ss — 142
1900ss — 124
1910ss — 630
1920ss — 988
1930ss — 880
1940ss — 1,307
1950ss — 3,784
1960ss — 42,535
1970ss 122 462,749
1980ss 536 292,130
1990ss 445 91,730
2000ss 399 88,560
2010ss 163 50,589
2020ss 40 13,493

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jashua Jason
2014 13 5,567
2015 11 5,025
2016 13 4,885
2017 11 4,251
2018 12 3,876
2019 6 3,578
2020 7 3,103
2021 7 2,872
2022 7 2,607
2023 11 2,463
2024 8 2,448

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1971–2024.

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