Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Jasen is a variant of Jason. A possible origin is Greek, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1954. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jasen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,659
- 4,659 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 204 babies
- 2025
- 18
- #5,297 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −43%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 18 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,297 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 42.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 204 in 1979. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,732 as a first name in 2020; 167 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jasen’s family of names
Jasen has a related form in Jason. In English usage, Jasen has a conventional equivalent in the German form Jason.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Jasen
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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