Jasan
An Indian name meaning handsome.
Name Census estimates that about 208 living Americans carry the first name Jasan. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Jasan today is around 33 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jasan births was 1979 (15 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jasan. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
208
~ 1 in 1,647,857 Americans
Peak year
1979
15 babies that year
Average age
33
years old
2024 SSA rank
#10,292
Tracked since 1971
Census
Jasan in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 224 people with the first name Jasan, which placed it at #35,741 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#35,741
National first-name rank
People counted
224
224 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
37.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jasan
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jasan is Black at 37.1%. The next largest groups are White (31.7%) and Hispanic (16.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jasan described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jasan at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American37.1% · 83
- White31.7% · 71
- Hispanic or Latino16.1% · 36
- Asian and Pacific Islander9.8% · 22
- Two or more races4.9% · 11
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 1
Popularity
Jasan: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jasan from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 74 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1970s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jasan by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jasan during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jasan
The name Jasan is derived from the Sanskrit word "Jasa" which means "fame" or "glory." The name has its origins in ancient India and can be traced back to the Vedic period, between 1500-500 BCE.
The earliest known reference to the name Jasan can be found in the Hindu epic Mahabharata, where it is mentioned as the name of a warrior. In the text, Jasan is described as a brave and skilled fighter who fought alongside the Pandava princes during the Kurukshetra War.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jasan in history is from the 6th century CE. Jasan Bhatt was a renowned Sanskrit scholar and grammarian who lived in ancient India during the reign of the Gupta Empire. He is credited with writing several influential works on Sanskrit grammar and linguistics.
In the 9th century CE, Jasan Khan was a powerful ruler of the Kutch region in present-day Gujarat, India. He is known for his military conquests and for establishing a strong administration in his kingdom.
During the medieval period, Jasan Brahmin was a highly respected Hindu priest and philosopher who lived in the 12th century CE. He wrote several treatises on Vedanta philosophy and is considered a significant figure in the Advaita Vedanta tradition.
Another notable figure with the name Jasan was Jasan Singh, a Sikh warrior and military commander who lived in the 17th century CE. He served under the leadership of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, and played a crucial role in the Sikh struggle against the Mughal Empire.
While the name Jasan has its roots in Sanskrit and ancient India, it has also been used in various other cultures and regions throughout history. However, the details of its spread and usage in other parts of the world are not as well documented as its Indian origins.
People
Jasan + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jasan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jasan: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jasan?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 208 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jasan going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,647,857 US residents.
Is Jasan a common name?
We classify Jasan as "Very Rare". It ranks above 74.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 217 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jasan most popular?
The single biggest year for Jasan was 1979, when 15 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jasan is about 33 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jasan in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 224 people with the name Jasan, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #35,741 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jasan in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jasan?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jasan leans strongly male. 196 people counted with this name were male (86.7%), compared with 30 female bearers (13.3%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jasan?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jasan is Black at 37.1%. The next largest groups are White (31.7%) and Hispanic (16.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jasan most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Jasan in the 2020 Census, accounting for 37.1% (83 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jasan in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jasan a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jasan in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jasan still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jasan in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jasan can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Jasan?
See how many people share the name Jasan on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.