Jamieson
Jamieson was the 3697th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 1974, when it ranked 1278th with 44 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 376 places. More babies were named Jamieson in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Jamison) son of Jamie · Scottish, English, Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #3,697 boys, down 534 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 30boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 197444 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,720babies recorded
What does the name Jamieson mean?
Jamieson is a spelling of Jamison, pronounced the same way, so it shares Jamison's meaning and origin.
Jamison is a Scottish surname meaning "son of Jamie," the Scottish pet form of James, and Wiktionary records it as a boys' name taken from the surname. James comes from the same source as Jacob: DMNES explains that James developed in the British Isles from Latin Jacomus, a form of Jacobus. Genesis explains Jacob with a Hebrew pun on the word for heel. Jamison has been used in the US since the 1930s.
Jamie (Scots, “pet form of James”)-son (English, “son of”)
How sure is this? Probable.
Related names: Jameson, James, Jamie.
See also: Scottish names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Jamison' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Jacob', DMNES (Durham University)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Jamieson popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 78 since 1980.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,697 | 30 |
| 2020 | #3,163 | 36 |
| 2010 | #3,343 | 33 |
| 2000 | #4,121 | 19 |
| 1990 | #2,732 | 24 |
| 1980 | #2,661 | 18 |
| 1970 | #2,340 | 16 |
| 1960 | #4,304 | 5 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jamieson, counting every spelling?
Jamieson is a spelling of Jamison, a name family that ranked #721 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,697 for Jamieson on its own. Together these spellings went to 354 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamison | 324 | #786 | 2,124 |
| Jamieson | 30 | #3,697 | 140 |
| Jamyson | — | — | 32 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jamieson?
30 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jamieson (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jamieson born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 280 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jamieson.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jamieson?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Jamieson are alive today, with a median age of 29; half are between 13 and 44. That makes Jamieson mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jamieson by state
How common Jamieson was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jamieson: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jamieson, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jamieson
What does Jamieson mean?
Jamieson is a spelling of Jamison, which means “son of Jamie” (Scottish, English, Hebrew origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Jamieson?
Jamieson was the 3697th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 1974, when it ranked 1278th with 44 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 376 places. More babies were named Jamieson in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Jamieson a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jamieson in the US.
Where is Jamieson most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jamieson was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and California.