Jayceon
Jayceon was the 629th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 445 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 200th with 2,016 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 366 places. More babies were named Jayceon in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning modern variant of Jason · Greek, American English
Say it JAY-sun /ˈdʒeɪsən/
- Rank in 2025
- #629 boys, down 232 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 445boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20142,016 babies
- Total since 1880
- 13,580babies recorded
What does the name Jayceon mean?
Jayceon is a modern American spelling of Jason, shaped by the names Jay and Jayce; Wiktionary describes it as a fanciful variant. Jason is a hero of Greek myth. DMNES derives his Greek name, Iasōn, from the verb iaomai, I heal, so the name is often glossed "healer." Wiktionary adds that the Jason in the New Testament was probably a Greek rendering of Joshua. Jayceon carries Jason's meaning only by descent.
Ἰάσων (Ancient Greek, “Jason”)ἰάομαι (Ancient Greek, “I heal”)
How sure is this? Probable.
Related names: Jason, Jayson, Jace, Jayce, Jaycee.
See also: Greek names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Jayceon' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Jason' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Jason', DMNES (Durham University)
Jayceon popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 35 since 2013.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #629 | 445 |
| 2020 | #397 | 771 |
| 2010 | #2,932 | 40 |
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How popular is Jayceon, counting every spelling?
Jayceon is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #581 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #629 for Jayceon on its own. Together these spellings went to 498 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jayceon | 445 | #629 | 2,586 |
| Jaiceon | 45 | #2,815 | 226 |
| Jaeceon | 8 | #9,238 | 44 |
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 Jayceon?
445 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jayceon (0.12 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jayceon 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 19 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jayceon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jayceon?
About 13,400 people born in the US named Jayceon are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 7 and 12. That makes Jayceon 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.
Jayceon by state
How common Jayceon was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (4.4×), South Carolina (3.4×), Louisiana (3.3×), Georgia (3.0×), Alabama (2.5×). In 18 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jayceon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jayceon, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Jayceon · Sibling names for Jayceon
Questions about the name Jayceon
What does Jayceon mean?
Jayceon means “modern variant of Jason” (Greek, American English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Jayceon?
Jayceon was the 629th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 445 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 200th with 2,016 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 366 places. More babies were named Jayceon in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Jayceon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jayceon in the US.
Where is Jayceon most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jayceon was most common in Mississippi (1.32 per 1,000 boys), followed by South Carolina and Louisiana.