Recorded 1981–2012 Boys' name Peak 1996 62 births

Jeson — boys' name

62 babies named Jeson in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s182000s242010s10

The verdict

62 boys have been named Jeson since 1981, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2012.

62
total births
1981–2012
years on record
2000s
peak decade
39%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Jeson was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

8 babies were named Jeson in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jeson

The Social Security Administration has registered 62 babies named Jeson between 1981 and 2012, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jeson currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jeson performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jeson shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jeson in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 62 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jeson at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

62

Since 1981

32 years of records

Peak year

1996

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1981

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2012

Jeson popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1981

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1996)
8
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
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Jeson by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
24 births that decade — 39% of Jeson's all-time total
1980s101990s182000s242010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jeson?
62 babies have been named Jeson since 1981. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1996 with 8 births.
When was Jeson most popular?
Jeson was most popular in the 2000s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Jeson been used?
Jeson has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 32 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Jeson?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jesse, Jesus, Jessie, Jess, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1981–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.