Jamieson
Masculine · “son of James”
Jamieson is given to both — 1,642 boys and 78 girls since 1880. See other names given to both
Jamieson is a Scottish surname meaning son of Jamie, and Jamie is James — which is Jacob, by way of Latin, French and a great deal of wear.
How old is the name Jamieson?
Jamieson first appears in US birth records in 1948 — 77 years ago. The typical Jamieson alive today was born around 1995, making them about 30 years old. About 1,600 people named Jamieson are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Jamieson most popular?
Jamieson peaked in 1974, reaching #1269 nationally. Today it ranks #3658, 2,389 places below that high. See the whole 1974 chart.
Where it comes from
From Yaakov to Jamieson
The story of Jamieson
Latin had both Iacobus and the later Iacomus for the same Hebrew name, which is why English has Jacob and James as separate names. Scotland used James heavily — six kings carried it — and Jamie was its everyday form. Jamieson and Jamison record descent from one. The surname reached America with Scottish and Ulster emigration and moved into given-name use in the twentieth century.
Meaning
son of James, that is, of Jacob
From Hebrew Yaakov through Latin Iacomus, a late spelling that gave French Jacques and English James; Scots made Jamie of it, and the patronymic added son.
How the name formed
- Yaakov
- Iacomus
- James
- Jamieson
Related forms: Jamison · Jameson · James
Pronouncing Jamieson
JAY-muh-suhn
Three syllables, first stressed. Jamieson, Jamison and Jameson are said identically.
Nicknames for Jamieson
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1948
- Most boys named
- 197444 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1269reached in 1974
- Change vs 2024
- +57.9%30 in 2025, from 19
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Jamieson in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Jamison in English — spelling variant
- Jameson in Scots — spelling variant
- James in English — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: Texas, Missouri, New York.
Jamiesons among us
people named Jamieson are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 56,936 born in 2025 was named Jamieson
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Primo test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Jamieson's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Primo climbed just as high around 1912, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Primo's path sketches the road Jamieson is walking now.
Jamieson sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Jamieson is headed
Jamieson is easing off slowly — about 20% fewer babies a year by 2030 if the trend continues.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Jamieson beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Jamieson in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- A settled meaning inherited from one of the best-documented names in existence.
- Jamie and James are both complete names in their own right.
- Read correctly on sight by every English speaker.
- Jamison and Jameson are both more written and the spelling will be asked for.
- An Irish whiskey carries the Jameson spelling, which is a strong association.
- Nine letters and three syllables is a fair amount for early handwriting.
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Masculine · #3658 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Jamiesons are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,600 people named Jamieson are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Jamieson in 2025?
- Jamieson ranks #3658 among US boy names in 2025, with 30 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Jamieson?
- About 1 in every 56,936 US boys born in 2025 was named Jamieson — 30 in all.
- Will my child share the name Jamieson with classmates?
- Jamieson will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Jamieson
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