Recorded 1971–2015 Boys' name Peak 1980 80 births

Joson — boys' name

80 babies named Joson in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s271980s412000s62010s6
1980s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Joson was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

8 babies were named Joson in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joson

The Social Security Administration has registered 80 babies named Joson between 1971 and 2015, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Joson currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joson performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Joson shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joson 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 80 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.

Joson at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

80

Since 1971

45 years of records

Peak year

1980

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1971

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2015

Joson popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1971

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1980)
8
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
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Joson by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
41 births that decade — 51% of Joson's all-time total
1970s271980s412000s62010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joson?
80 babies have been named Joson since 1971. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1980 with 8 births.
When was Joson most popular?
Joson was most popular in the 1980s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Joson been used?
Joson has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 45 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Joson?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Joseph, Joshua, Jose, Josiah, 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, 1971–2015 (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.