Jayson

Where Jayson comes from

Modern variant of Jason, perhaps influenced by Jay.
— Wiktionary's entry for Jayson
Along the way
  1. 1922
    First appearance
    #4,307 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1979
    Peak, #283
    713 babies named Jayson — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1984
    Jayson Blair born
    American actor
  4. 1989
    Jayson Granger born
    Uruguayan basketball player
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Jayson Granger · Uruguayan basketball player, born 1989
  • Jayson Blair · American actor, born 1984
  • Jayson Leutwiler · Canadian association football player, born 1989
  • Jayson Molumby · Irish association football player, born 1999
  • Jayson Blair · American journalist, born 1976

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.