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Jameson

Jameson: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“son of James”
Origin
English
Say it
JAY-muh-sun · 3 syllables
Used for
Boys (98% of all uses)

An English and Scottish surname-derived given name meaning 'son of James.' James ultimately comes from Hebrew Jacob.

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How popular is Jameson?

2024916 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Jameson in 20243,048

2024 rank#118 boys

Peak year2019

Total US babies since 188060,430

Jameson is rising: use over the last five years is 2.2× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Jameson

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • JackGod is gracious · English
  • Hudsonson of Hudd · English
  • Jacksonson of Jack · English
  • Cartercart driver · English
  • Wyattbrave in war · English
  • Maverickindependent person · English
  • Masonstoneworker · English
  • Graysonson of the steward · English

Jameson questions

What does the name Jameson mean?

Jameson means "son of James". It comes from English. An English and Scottish surname-derived given name meaning 'son of James.' James ultimately comes from Hebrew Jacob.

Is Jameson a boy or girl name?

Jameson is mainly a boy's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Jameson?

3,048 US babies were named Jameson in 2024. Its peak year was 2019.

How do you pronounce Jameson?

Jameson is usually pronounced JAY-muh-sun.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.