How Many People Are Named Jayson?
An estimated 34,384 people in the United States have the first name Jayson. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Jayson peaked in popularity in 2004 with 963 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jayson as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jayson paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
34,384
About 1 in 9,968 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
2004
963 births
Total Registered
35,580
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jayson
Jayson is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 35,580 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Jayson as a male name
Ranked #622 in 2024
454 male births in 2024
Peak: 2004 (963 births)
Jayson as a female name
Ranked #16,700 in 2018
5 female births in 2018
Peak: 1975 (7 births)
Jayson: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jayson span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 8,714 babies were registered. Jayson has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jayson by Decade
How has Jayson tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jayson by State
Birth registrations for Jayson span all 50 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Vermont, South Dakota, Alaska. On average, about 650 Jaysons were registered per state.
Jayson + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jayson as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jayson
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jayson: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jayson?
We estimate approximately 34,384 people named Jayson are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 9,968 Americans share this first name.
Is Jayson a common name?
Jayson is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 35,580 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jayson most popular?
Jayson reached peak popularity in 2004, when 963 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jayson is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jayson a male name?
Jayson is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jayson Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jayson Smith, Jayson Johnson, Jayson Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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