Boys' name · since 1976
Jashon
Jashon has 957 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,281 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,837 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 957
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jashon currently ranks #7837 among boys' names in America, with 957 babies recorded since 1976.
Jashon has 957 recorded births among boys since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7837 as of the latest data, more common than 44% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #5,281 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,837 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 957 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jashon ranks #5,281 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,837 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 957 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,281 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,837 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 957
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jashon's 957 recorded births place it above 88.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
How Jashon compares
957 Top 32% higher than 68% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jashon's all-time total is 159% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jashon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 957 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 64 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jashon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jashon's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 64, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jashon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 64
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Jashon popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 1997 (Jashon as girls' name)
Jashon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (479 births, 50% of the file).
2000s was Jashon's strongest decade.
479 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Jashon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
195 births
- 2000s
2000s
479 births
- 2010s
2010s
196 births
- 2020s 69
2020s
69 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 479 births (50% of all-time use).
How Jashon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jashon's total volume
Jashon by state
Where Jashon concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 29 | 3.0% |
| #2 | California | | 22 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 16 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 15 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Texas | | 12 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.5% |
29 of 957 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Jashon appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jashon's data
- Jashon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (479 total births); usage has since declined to 69 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Jashons (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jashon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~49 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1976–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jashon draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.