Jason Priestley
There are approximately 7 people named Jason Priestley living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 48,964,905 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Jason with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Priestley. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
7
1 in 48,964,905
Named Jason
993K
Alive today
Named Priestley
2.2K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 993K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1977
Average age: 42
Top Census group: White (75.6%)
Estimated bearers: 2.2K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #14,592
Per 100K: 0.66
Top ancestry: White (74.8%)
First name trend
Jason: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Jason. The peak year was 1977 with 55,949 births. The average person named Jason today is 42 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jason
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Jason, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 75.6%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jason described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Jason at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White75.6% · 679,214
- Hispanic or Latino9.7% · 86,729
- Black or African American6.2% · 55,876
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.2% · 37,804
- Two or more races3.6% · 32,792
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 6,231
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Priestley surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Priestley, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 74.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Priestley described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Priestley at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White74.8% · 1,466
- Black or African American15.5% · 303
- Two or more races4.1% · 81
- Hispanic or Latino3.8% · 75
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.3% · 25
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 10
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Jason has a living-bearer frequency of 0.2897% of the US population, based on 993,104 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Jason right now.
The surname Priestley appears at a rate of 0.66 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0007%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 7 people with the full name Jason Priestley. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Jason
FAQ
Jason Priestley: questions and answers
How many people are named Jason Priestley?
We estimate approximately 7 people in the United States share the full name Jason Priestley. That works out to about 1 in 48,964,905 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.2897%) with the surname frequency (0.66 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Jason Priestley?
We classify Jason Priestley as "Very Rare". About 1 in 48,964,905 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Jason a male or female name?
Jason is predominantly male. Out of 1,054,860 total SSA registrations, 99.5% were male and 0.5% were female. See the full Jason profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are named Jason Priestley?
Want to know how many people are called Jason Priestley? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.