Jameson
#5,722 for girls in 2025, 21 births · #137 for boys in 2025, 2,609 births
Given to boys 98.1% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2019 · 4,674 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 6 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 61,883since 1922
Jameson over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #5,722 | 21 | #137 | 2,609 |
| 2024 | #5,443 | 23 | #118 | 3,036 |
| 2023 | #4,114 | 35 | #102 | 3,488 |
| 2022 | #3,470 | 45 | #85 | 4,079 |
| 2021 | #2,638 | 65 | #80 | 4,309 |
| 2020 | #3,338 | 46 | #79 | 4,406 |
| 2019 | #4,162 | 34 | #77 | 4,674 |
| 2018 | #3,158 | 51 | #91 | 4,252 |
| 2017 | #2,487 | 72 | #100 | 3,932 |
| 2016 | #2,866 | 59 | #128 | 3,284 |
| 2015 | #3,129 | 53 | #144 | 2,854 |
| 2014 | #3,272 | 49 | #160 | 2,600 |
| 2013 | #3,645 | 42 | #181 | 2,236 |
| 2012 | #3,464 | 46 | #208 | 1,823 |
| 2011 | #3,916 | 38 | #210 | 1,664 |
| 2010 | #3,306 | 49 | #277 | 1,229 |
| 2009 | #3,870 | 40 | #317 | 1,005 |
| 2008 | #3,316 | 50 | #378 | 811 |
| 2007 | #3,329 | 50 | #388 | 779 |
| 2006 | #3,414 | 47 | #425 | 668 |
| 2005 | #3,009 | 53 | #486 | 513 |
| 2004 | #3,444 | 43 | #516 | 465 |
| 2003 | #4,307 | 30 | #556 | 403 |
| 2002 | #4,381 | 28 | #619 | 318 |
| 2001 | #5,822 | 19 | #620 | 306 |
| 2000 | #6,808 | 15 | #735 | 233 |
| 1999 | #10,345 | 8 | #731 | 223 |
| 1998 | #8,584 | 10 | #700 | 239 |
| 1997 | #8,334 | 10 | #673 | 242 |
| 1996 | #7,130 | 12 | #712 | 222 |
| 1995 | — | #677 | 243 | |
| 1994 | #13,430 | 5 | #687 | 229 |
| 1993 | #8,719 | 9 | #672 | 235 |
| 1992 | #10,479 | 7 | #720 | 205 |
| 1991 | #13,147 | 5 | #612 | 278 |
| 1990 | — | #660 | 233 | |
| 1989 | — | #660 | 230 | |
| 1988 | #7,691 | 9 | #573 | 260 |
| 1987 | — | #521 | 294 | |
| 1986 | — | #454 | 368 | |
| 1985 | #9,307 | 6 | #415 | 422 |
| 1984 | #7,398 | 8 | #436 | 369 |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | #462 | 328 |
| 1982 | #9,237 | 6 | #777 | 129 |
| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 | #938 | 91 |
| 1980 | — | #1,010 | 80 | |
| 1979 | — | #965 | 84 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,060 | 67 | |
| 1977 | — | #895 | 90 | |
| 1976 | — | #942 | 78 | |
| 1975 | — | #945 | 75 | |
| 1974 | — | #923 | 77 | |
| 1973 | — | #932 | 75 | |
| 1972 | — | #943 | 73 | |
| 1971 | — | #979 | 69 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,080 | 57 | |
| 1969 | — | #951 | 65 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,731 | 21 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,139 | 14 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,963 | 16 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,366 | 12 | |
| 1964 | — | #3,601 | 6 | |
| 1963 | — | #3,318 | 7 | |
| 1962 | — | #2,186 | 14 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,706 | 10 | |
| 1960 | — | #3,337 | 7 | |
| 1959 | — | #3,037 | 8 | |
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| 1957 | — | #2,274 | 13 | |
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| 1955 | — | #3,886 | 5 | |
| 1954 | — | #2,449 | 11 | |
| 1953 | — | #2,391 | 11 | |
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| 1950 | — | #3,681 | 5 | |
| 1949 | — | #3,298 | 6 | |
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| 1947 | — | #3,733 | 5 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Jameson! It came in at #3,872, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1923–1948, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Jameson is popular in 2017
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Idaho#40 · 1 in 184
- Wisconsin#49 · 1 in 228
- Hawaii#50 · 1 in 202
- Nebraska#50 · 1 in 212
- Maine#51 · 1 in 178
Best ever in a state: #22 in Alaska, 2023.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho | #40 | 43 | 1 in 184 |
| Wisconsin | #49 | 114 | 1 in 228 |
| Hawaii | #50 | 21 | 1 in 202 |
| Nebraska | #50 | 46 | 1 in 212 |
| Maine | #51 | 24 | 1 in 178 |
| New Hampshire | #53 | 27 | 1 in 159 |
| Iowa | #56 | 63 | 1 in 236 |
| Vermont | #64 | 9 | 1 in 168 |
| Minnesota | #65 | 103 | 1 in 263 |
| South Dakota | #65 | 19 | 1 in 207 |
| Massachusetts | #67 | 108 | 1 in 267 |
| Rhode Island | #68 | 18 | 1 in 197 |
| Colorado | #69 | 92 | 1 in 288 |
| Washington | #69 | 116 | 1 in 307 |
| Utah | #71 | 68 | 1 in 299 |
| Alaska | #72 | 13 | 1 in 233 |
| West Virginia | #76 | 30 | 1 in 250 |
| Michigan | #77 | 150 | 1 in 309 |
| Missouri | #78 | 99 | 1 in 309 |
| Oregon | #80 | 59 | 1 in 295 |
| Nevada | #83 | 45 | 1 in 291 |
| North Dakota | #84 | 15 | 1 in 270 |
| Pennsylvania | #89 | 171 | 1 in 340 |
| Connecticut | #91 | 42 | 1 in 334 |
| Ohio | #91 | 169 | 1 in 345 |
| Arizona | #92 | 97 | 1 in 357 |
| Virginia | #95 | 106 | 1 in 384 |
| Tennessee | #96 | 90 | 1 in 403 |
| North Carolina | #99 | 124 | 1 in 414 |
| Kansas | #101 | 42 | 1 in 358 |
| Montana | #101 | 12 | 1 in 302 |
| South Carolina | #102 | 51 | 1 in 412 |
| Delaware | #103 | 11 | 1 in 313 |
| Indiana | #103 | 88 | 1 in 391 |
| Maryland | #105 | 66 | 1 in 402 |
| Arkansas | #111 | 35 | 1 in 392 |
| California | #113 | 450 | 1 in 479 |
| Kentucky | #113 | 49 | 1 in 442 |
| New Mexico | #113 | 20 | 1 in 405 |
| New York | #125 | 169 | 1 in 577 |
| Illinois | #126 | 117 | 1 in 529 |
| Oklahoma | #129 | 41 | 1 in 472 |
| Florida | #137 | 174 | 1 in 556 |
| Georgia | #146 | 89 | 1 in 603 |
| Texas | #148 | 276 | 1 in 638 |
| New Jersey | #149 | 65 | 1 in 629 |
| Alabama | #152 | 38 | 1 in 602 |
| Louisiana | #179 | 36 | 1 in 663 |
| Mississippi | #240 | 14 | 1 in 953 |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Jameson
- 19 spots since 2024 (#118 → #137)
- 58 spots since 2020 (#79 → #137)
- 7 spots since 2015 (#144 → #137)
- Biggest jump: 780 spots in 1969 (#1,731 → #951)
- Biggest drop: 165 spots in 1978 (#895 → #1,060)
- Debuted 1922
- Peaked 2019 at #77 (4,674 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 6 yrs · run 2017–2022
- Top 1,000: 54 yrs · run 1981–2025
- Highest: 1 in 384 boys born in 2019 were named Jameson (0.26%)
- Latest: 1 in 655 boys born in 2025 (0.15%)
- 46.1% of all boys named Jameson (28,548) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 6 | #3,872 (1922) | #3,872 |
| 1930s | 0 | — | — |
| 1940s | 11 | #3,298 (1949) | #3,516 |
| 1950s | 53 | #2,274 (1957) | #2,953 |
| 1960s | 172 | #951 (1969) | #2,430 |
| 1970s | 745 | #895 (1977) | #966 |
| 1980s | 2,571 | #415 (1985) | #625 |
| 1990s | 2,349 | #612 (1991) | #684 |
| 2000s | 5,501 | #317 (2009) | #504 |
| 2010s | 28,548 | #77 (2019) | #158 |
| 2020s | 21,927 | #79 (2020) | #100 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Jameson in 2017
Top girls' names in 2017
Top boys' names in 2017
More about 2017
girls
1,726,461 girls got a published name in 2017; 1 in 23,979 of them was named Jameson, which outranked 86.5% of the 18,448 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,464Uma73
- #2,464Verity73
- #2,464Winry73
- #2,487Jameson72
- #2,487Acelynn72
- #2,487Echo72
- #2,487Emmarose72
- #2,508Abigayle71
- #2,508Aizah71
- #2,508Allegra71
Tied with 20 names at #2,487; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 263Julianne#919 → #1,182
- ↓ 243Milania#947 → #1,190
- ↓ 240Wendy#858 → #1,098
- ↓ 238Montserrat#808 → #1,046
- ↓ 224Nathaly#930 → #1,154
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,850,956 boys got a published name in 2017; 1 in 471 of them was named Jameson, which outranked 99.3% of the 14,262 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.