Boys' name · since 1922
Jayson
Jayson has 35,931 recorded births since 1922 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #607 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #700 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 35,931
- born since 1922
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jayson is the #700 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 35,931 recorded since 1922.
Jayson has 35,931 recorded births among boys since 1922, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #700 as of the latest data, more common than 95% 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 1922 to 2025.
- #607 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #700 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 35,931 born since 1922
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jayson ranks #607 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #700 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 35,931 born since 1922, peaking in the 2000s.
- #607 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #700 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 35,931
- born since 1922
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jayson's 35,931 recorded births place it above 98.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jayson compares
35,931 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Jayson's all-time total is 97x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jayson | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 35,931 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 963 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jayson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jayson splits its recorded history at 1981: 79% of all births land in the more recent half, 21% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1922 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 963 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jayson popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 963
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Jayson popularity over time - girls
37 total births recorded since 1969 (Jayson as girls' name)
Jayson by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (8,714 births, 24% of the file).
2000s was Jayson's strongest decade.
8,714 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Jayson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 16
1930s
16 births
- 1940s 84
1940s
84 births
- 1950s 307
1950s
307 births
- 1960s 952
1960s
952 births
- 1970s
1970s
5,677 births
- 1980s
1980s
4,925 births
- 1990s
1990s
4,919 births
- 2000s
2000s
8,714 births
- 2010s
2010s
7,424 births
- 2020s 2,908
2020s
2,908 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 8,714 births (24% of all-time use).
How Jayson 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 Jayson's total volume
Jayson by state
Where Jayson concentrates geographically, total births since 1922
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 4,617 | 12.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 3,255 | 9.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 2,984 | 8.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 2,157 | 6.0% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 1,520 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 1,319 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 1,268 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 1,131 | 3.1% |
4,617 of 35,931 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Jayson appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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- Jayson's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (8,714 total births) through the 2020s (2,908) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jaysons (4,617 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jayson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~103 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, 1922–2025 (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 Jayson 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.