Jase
Jase was the 717th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 375 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 89th with 4,555 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 535 places. More babies were named Jase in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Jace) short form of Jason: healer · Greek, English
- Rank in 2025
- #717 boys, down 243 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 375boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20134,555 babies
- Total since 1880
- 24,037babies recorded
What does the name Jase mean?
Jase is a spelling of Jace, pronounced the same way, so it shares Jace's meaning and origin.
Jace began in the 20th century as a short form of Jason, and Wikipedia notes it is often still used that way. Jason is a Greek name that DMNES derives from iaomai, 'I heal', borne by the hero of the Golden Fleece legend; Wiktionary adds that the Jason of the New Testament was probably a Greek rendering of Joshua. Jace is now often chosen as a name in its own right, alongside Jase and Jayce.
Ἰάσων (Ancient Greek, “Iason, Jason”)ἰάομαι (Ancient Greek, “I heal”)
How sure is this? Probable.
Related names: Jason, Jase, Jayce, Jaece.
See also: Greek names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Jace', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Jace', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Jason', Durham University / The DMNES Editors
Jase popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 132 since 1995, 5 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #717 | 375 |
| 2020 | #474 | 631 |
| 2010 | #601 | 414 |
| 2000 | #1,155 | 120 |
| 1990 | #1,442 | 61 |
| 1980 | #6,683 | 5 |
| 1970 | #3,385 | 9 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jase, counting every spelling?
Jase is a spelling of Jace, a name family that ranked #109 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #717 for Jase on its own. Together these spellings went to 3,463 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jace | 3,083 | #114 | 16,656 |
| Jase | 375 | #717 | 2,404 |
| Jaze | 5 | #12,849 | 39 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jase?
375 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jase (0.10 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jase born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 22 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jase.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jase?
About 23,700 people born in the US named Jase are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 10 and 14. That makes Jase a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jase by state
How common Jase was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in West Virginia (3.9×), Arkansas (3.6×), Mississippi (3.5×), Alabama (2.9×), Louisiana (2.8×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Utah, Arizona, Massachusetts.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jase: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jase, they share its era and feel.
Jase is also a nickname for Jason.
Questions about the name Jase
What does Jase mean?
Jase is a spelling of Jace, which means “short form of Jason: healer” (Greek, English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Jase?
Jase was the 717th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 375 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 89th with 4,555 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 535 places. More babies were named Jase in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Jase a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jase in the US.
Where is Jase most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jase was most common in West Virginia (1.07 per 1,000 boys), followed by Arkansas and Mississippi.