Boys' name · peaked in 2019
Jamison name popularity since 1925
22,740 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Jamison (8.5% girls, 91.5% boys). Half of them were born in 2006 or earlier, so the typical Jamison is about 20 years old in 2026. Jamison peaked in 2019 as the #435 name for boys, and it ranked #786 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 22,740
- Named Jamison, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #786
- for boys in 2025 (324 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 91.5% boys
- 1,944 girls · 20,796 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 2.33× its national share
Peak year is the year Jamison 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.
Jamison births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2017. Measured as a share of all babies, Jamison peaked in 2019.
- Fastest rise: Between 1969 and 1974, Jamison became 3.3× more common, from 1 in 14,800 baby boys to 1 in 4,530.
- Steepest fall: Between 1973 and 1978, its share of baby boys fell by 55%, from 1 in 4,280 to 1 in 9,550.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Jamison's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Jamison.
Decade by decade
Babies named Jamison 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 | 5 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 6 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 23 | 118 | #3,085 |
| 1960s | 38 | 333 | #1,575 |
| 1970s | 117 | 2,440 | #485 |
| 1980s | 159 | 2,190 | #534 |
| 1990s | 277 | 2,513 | #707 |
| 2000s | 776 | 4,098 | #553 |
| 2010s | 430 | 6,347 | #446 |
| 2020–25 | 124 | 2,746 | #786 |
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
34.8% of babies named Jamison from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Jamison is most popular
The index compares Jamison'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 Jamison.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 2.33× | 367 |
| Tennessee | 2.07× | 806 |
| South Carolina | 1.83× | 475 |
| North Carolina | 1.82× | 955 |
| Minnesota | 1.80× | 607 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Jamison 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jamison (this page) | 20,796 | 2019 |
| Jameson | 61,877 | 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 Jamison's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Jamison.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Jamison (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