# Jameson (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/jameson/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈd͡ʒeɪməsən/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 63,091 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 61,883 / 1,208 (2% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 532, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From James + -son.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 38 | 3,953 |
| 2012 | 46 | 3,495 |
| 2013 | 42 | 3,667 |
| 2014 | 49 | 3,293 |
| 2015 | 53 | 3,154 |
| 2016 | 59 | 2,880 |
| 2017 | 72 | 2,494 |
| 2018 | 51 | 3,177 |
| 2019 | 34 | 4,203 |
| 2020 | 46 | 3,357 |
| 2021 | 65 | 2,654 |
| 2022 | 45 | 3,505 |
| 2023 | 35 | 4,144 |
| 2024 | 23 | 5,516 |
| 2025 | 21 | 5,803 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1,664 | 210 |
| 2012 | 1,823 | 208 |
| 2013 | 2,236 | 181 |
| 2014 | 2,600 | 160 |
| 2015 | 2,854 | 144 |
| 2016 | 3,284 | 128 |
| 2017 | 3,932 | 100 |
| 2018 | 4,252 | 91 |
| 2019 | 4,674 | 77 |
| 2020 | 4,406 | 79 |
| 2021 | 4,309 | 80 |
| 2022 | 4,079 | 85 |
| 2023 | 3,488 | 102 |
| 2024 | 3,036 | 118 |
| 2025 | 2,609 | 137 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 22 | 1,158 |
| 2012 | 18 | 1,367 |
| 2013 | 20 | 1,247 |
| 2014 | 20 | 1,281 |
| 2015 | 21 | 1,236 |
| 2016 | 22 | 1,234 |
| 2017 | 36 | 861 |
| 2018 | 28 | 1,013 |
| 2019 | 34 | 874 |
| 2020 | 31 | 921 |
| 2021 | 40 | 805 |
| 2022 | 33 | 925 |
| 2023 | 28 | 1,042 |
| 2024 | 24 | 1,162 |
| 2025 | 27 | 1,093 |

## People named Jameson

- Jameson Parker, American actor
- Jameson Adams, British Antarctic explorer (1880–1962)
- Parker Finn, American film director

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.