Jamison
Jamison was the 786th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 324 babies. Its best year was 1973, when it ranked 408th; the most babies were born in 2017 (712). Over the last ten years it has moved down 340 places. More babies were named Jamison in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning son of Jamie · Scottish, English, Hebrew
Say it JAY-mih-sun /ˈdʒeɪmɪsən/
- Rank in 2025
- #786 boys, down 307 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 324boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2017712 babies
- Total since 1880
- 22,740babies recorded
What does the name Jamison mean?
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)
Nicknames for Jamison
The usual nicknames for Jamison are Jamie. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 boys named Jamison in the last five years, 110 were named Jamie, against 119 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Boys, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie · also for James, Jameson | Modern | #577 | 2,328 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are boys given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Jamisons go by each one.
Jamison popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 1,944 since 1956, 12 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #786 | 324 |
| 2020 | #479 | 622 |
| 2010 | #499 | 518 |
| 2000 | #630 | 291 |
| 1990 | #662 | 232 |
| 1980 | #642 | 183 |
| 1970 | #577 | 195 |
| 1960 | #1,791 | 21 |
| 1950 | #3,170 | 7 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jamison, counting every spelling?
Jamison is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #721 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #786 for Jamison 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 Jamison?
324 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jamison (0.09 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jamison 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 26 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jamison.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jamison?
About 20,100 people born in the US named Jamison are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 10 and 35. That makes Jamison 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.
Jamison by state
How common Jamison was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in West Virginia (3.0×), South Carolina (2.4×), Kentucky (2.4×), Iowa (2.1×), Ohio (2.0×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Nevada, California, Massachusetts.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jamison: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jamison, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Jamison · Sibling names for Jamison
Questions about the name Jamison
What does Jamison mean?
Jamison means “son of Jamie” (Scottish, English, Hebrew origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Jamison?
Jamison was the 786th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 324 babies. Its best year was 1973, when it ranked 408th; the most babies were born in 2017 (712). Over the last ten years it has moved down 340 places. More babies were named Jamison in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Jamison a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jamison in the US.
Where is Jamison most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jamison was most common in West Virginia (0.73 per 1,000 boys), followed by South Carolina and Kentucky.