Son of Ay; possibly a variant of Jason or Dyson.
Ayson is a rare surname-turned-given name with multiple potential roots. It is often interpreted as a patronymic meaning 'son of Ay,' where Ay is a medieval diminutive of names like Adam. Alternatively, it may have emerged as a modern phonetic variant of the Greek name Jason or the English name Dyson.
About 38 boys were named Ayson in 2025.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).