Boys' name · peaked in 2019
Jameson name popularity since 1925
63,085 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Jameson (1.9% girls, 98.1% boys). Half of them were born in 2017 or earlier, so the typical Jameson is about 9 years old in 2026. Jameson peaked in 2019 as the #77 name for boys, and it ranked #137 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 63,085
- Named Jameson, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #137
- for boys in 2025 (2,609 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 98.1% boys
- 1,208 girls · 61,877 boys
- Most popular in
- New Hampshire
- 2.77× its national share
Peak year is the year Jameson made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Jameson births per year, 1925–2025
2019 was the biggest year for Jameson both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1985 and 1990, Jameson's share of baby boys fell by 50%, from 1 in 4,380 to 1 in 8,820.
- Fastest rise: Between 2008 and 2013, it became 3× more common, from 1 in 2,520 baby boys to 1 in 846.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Jameson's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Jameson.
Decade by decade
Babies named Jameson in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 11 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 53 | #4,112 |
| 1960s | 0 | 172 | #2,412 |
| 1970s | 0 | 745 | #948 |
| 1980s | 39 | 2,571 | #415 |
| 1990s | 66 | 2,349 | #680 |
| 2000s | 375 | 5,501 | #486 |
| 2010s | 493 | 28,548 | #144 |
| 2020–25 | 235 | 21,927 | #137 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
73.5% of babies named Jameson from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Jameson is most popular
The index compares Jameson's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Jameson.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 2.77× | 525 |
| Nevada | 2.71× | 583 |
| Utah | 1.90× | 979 |
| Arizona | 1.82× | 1,426 |
| Idaho | 1.78× | 428 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Jameson and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Jameson (this page) | 61,877 | 2019 |
| Jamison | 20,796 | 2019 |
| Jamieson | 1,642 | 1974 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Jameson's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Jameson.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Jameson (2019).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data