Boy · English
Jase
Say it: JAYS
Meaning
A short form of Jason (from Greek Iason, probably 'healer') or a modern coinage.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Rose in the US in the 2010s.
Its wave through time
Most used in the 2010s
In the United States
- 21,579 babies given this name since 1967
- At its height in 2013, about 1 in 415 boys
- 630 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Jace, Jayce
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Where this comes from
- Modern use, as a recently created name
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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