Jamesina
Jamesina is a name with a single cultural origin: Scottish.
- Scottish
Meaning & Origin of Jamesina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jamesina is a name with a single cultural origin: Scottish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Scottish
The Story of Jamesina
The earliest SSA record of Jamesina as a baby girl name dates back to 1945, when 5 babies received it. 1968 was its biggest year on record, with 13 newborns named Jamesina — #3,789 in the national rankings. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 67% of all recorded Jamesinas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1974 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 89 Jamesinas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Jamesina
Jamesina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1945 and has accumulated 89 births in the dataset. Jamesina's peak popularity came in 1968 when it ranked #3,789. Use the chart and map above to compare Jamesina's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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