Jameson
An English and Scottish surname meaning son of James; James itself runs back through Latin Iacobus to the Hebrew Ya'aqov, the name of the patriarch Jacob.
Jameson in 2025
Jameson was given to 2,630 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 245th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 1,261 babies born.
The history of Jameson
Jameson reached its highest point in 2019, when 4,708 babies were given the name, ranking 125th that year.
Across the 104 years of records since 1922, 63,091 babies have been named Jameson. Half of them were born before 2017, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Jameson by decade
| Decade | Babies named Jameson | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 6 | 7,910 |
| 1940s | 11 | 7,620 |
| 1950s | 53 | 5,272 |
| 1960s | 172 | 2,322 |
| 1970s | 745 | 2,120 |
| 1980s | 2,610 | 887 |
| 1990s | 2,415 | 1,324 |
| 2000s | 5,876 | 627 |
| 2010s | 29,041 | 125 |
| 2020s | 22,162 | 127 |
Where Jameson is heading
Jameson has fallen 10% over the past decade, from 2,907 babies in 2015 to 2,630 in 2025.
Names like Jameson
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Jameson.