Jameson
Jameson is a patronymic surname meaning "son of James". It may also be a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Jameson
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jameson is a patronymic surname meaning "son of James". It may also be a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Jameson
Jameson first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1922, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 4,673 Jamesons were born — ranking #77 that year. As of 2026, Jameson ranks #125 for baby boys with 2,827 births, falling sharply (-24%). In total, more than 65K Jamesons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jameson
Jameson is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1922 and has accumulated 65K births in the dataset. Jameson's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #77. Use the chart and map above to compare Jameson'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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