Jameson Boy
How popular is Jameson?
#137 boy name in 2025
2,609 baby boys were named Jameson in the US in 2025, making it the 137th most popular boy name. Another 21 girls got the name (#5,721 for girls).
Jameson popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #137 for boys (▼ 19 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 2,609 boys, 21 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-9% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #144 in 2015, #79 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2019 (4,674 boys) |
| Highest rank | #77 in 2019 |
| First recorded | 1922 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Jameson counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Jameson family of names ranked #148 for boys in 2025 (#125 the year before), with 2,639 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jameson | 2,609 | 99% |
| Jaymeson | 13 | 0% |
| Jamesyn | 11 | 0% |
| Jamesen | 6 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Jameson is most popular
Babies named Jameson per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Wyoming: 8.1 per 1,000 (47 boys)
- New Hampshire: 6.5 per 1,000 (145 boys)
- Vermont: 5.7 per 1,000 (36 boys)
- Rhode Island: 5.6 per 1,000 (91 boys)
- North Dakota: 5.2 per 1,000 (88 boys)
Jameson by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 6 | #3,870 |
| 1940s | 11 | #3,297 |
| 1950s | 53 | #2,273 |
| 1960s | 172 | #951 |
| 1970s | 745 | #895 |
| 1980s | 2,571 | #415 |
| 1990s | 2,349 | #610 |
| 2000s | 5,501 | #317 |
| 2010s | 28,548 | #77 |
| 2020s | 21,927 | #79 |
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Questions
- Is Jameson a boy or girl name?
- Jameson is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Jameson were boys.
- How popular is the name Jameson?
- 2,609 baby boys were named Jameson in the US in 2025, making it the 137th most popular boy name. Another 21 girls got the name (#5,721 for girls).
- When was Jameson most popular?
- Jameson peaked in 2019, when 4,674 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #77 in 2019.
- How many people are named Jameson?
- 63,091 babies have been named Jameson in the US since 1880. We estimate about 62,420 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 9.
- Where is Jameson most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Jameson was most common in Wyoming, at 8.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.