Jamison
Jamison is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Jamison
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jamison is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Jamison
As a girl name
American parents first put Jamison on the record books as a girl name in 1956, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 104 Jamisons were born — ranking #1,855 that year. About 39% of every Jamison on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Jamison ranks #6,575 for girls with 17 births, falling sharply (-44%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jamison first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1931, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2017: 712 births, good for #435 nationwide. About 30% of every Jamison on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Jamison ranks #859 for boys with 281 births, falling sharply (-44%). All told, over 21K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jamison
Jamison is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1931 and has accumulated 21K births in the dataset. Jamison's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #408. Use the chart and map above to compare Jamison'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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