Unisex name ★ peaked 2017

Jamison

Meaning A Scottish surname transferred from the given name Gender Unisex · 9% girls Rank 2025 #786 Trend ↓ Falling 44%

A Scottish surname transferred from the given name.

Rank 2025
#786
among boys · ↓27 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
336
named Jamison · -6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,272
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2017
756 babies
All-time total
22,740
#825 all-time among boys
First recorded
1931
in Social Security records

Jamison popularity over time

22,740 babies have been named Jamison since 1931, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – 5 5 1 – #4,040
1940s – 6 6 1 +20% #3,503
1950s 23 118 141 14 +2250% #1,740
1960s 38 333 371 37 +163% #713
1970s 117 2,440 2,557 256 +589% #408
1980s 159 2,190 2,349 235 -8% #534
1990s 277 2,513 2,790 279 +19% #601
2000s 776 4,098 4,874 487 +75% #504
2010s 430 6,347 6,777 678 +39% #435
2020s (to 2025) 124 2,746 2,870 478 -29% #479

Where Jamison is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 294 0.17 outside top 500
2027 271 0.16 outside top 500
2028 253 0.15 outside top 500
2029 238 0.14 outside top 500
2030 226 0.13 outside top 500

Where Jamison is most popular

Boys named Jamison per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.246 per 1,000. Strongest in West Virginia, South Carolina, and Kentucky.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Jamison born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
West Virginia 24 0.735 +199%
South Carolina 61 0.590 +140%
Kentucky 58 0.578 +135%
Maine 11 0.567 +131%
New Hampshire 12 0.540 +120%
Iowa 35 0.508 +106%
Ohio 129 0.487 +98%
Missouri 67 0.483 +97%
Alabama 52 0.476 +93%
Mississippi 27 0.475 +93%
Tennessee 85 0.471 +91%
Idaho 19 0.464 +89%
Pennsylvania 118 0.444 +81%
Oklahoma 38 0.430 +75%
Indiana 67 0.418 +70%
Arkansas 26 0.411 +67%
Michigan 83 0.405 +65%
Colorado 46 0.356 +45%
North Carolina 84 0.329 +34%
Minnesota 39 0.318 +29%
Virginia 60 0.316 +29%
Kansas 21 0.306 +24%
Washington 49 0.300 +22%
Illinois 66 0.258 +5%
Georgia 65 0.257 ≈ national
Utah 24 0.251 ≈ national
Oregon 18 0.237 ≈ national
Florida 98 0.207 -16%
Nebraska 8 0.184 -25%
Wisconsin 21 0.177 -28%
Arizona 29 0.177 -28%
New York 74 0.171 -31%
Texas 144 0.163 -34%
New Jersey 31 0.154 -37%
New Mexico 5 0.152 -38%
Maryland 18 0.151 -39%
Louisiana 12 0.117 -52%
Massachusetts 16 0.116 -53%
California 86 0.094 -62%
Nevada 5 0.088 -64%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Jamison

Jamison is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #786 in 2025 with 324 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1931, 22,740 American babies have been named Jamison, about 91% boys and 9% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2017, when 756 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Jamison stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Jamison?

The median living Jamison is about 18 years old; half are between 9 and 34. An estimated 22 thousand people named Jamison are alive in the United States today.

median 18 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Jamison year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 12 #8,572 324 #786
2024 23 #5,517 335 #759
2023 18 #6,518 416 #658
2022 17 #6,836 486 #590
2021 24 #5,307 563 #522
2020 30 #4,489 622 #479
2019 35 #4,103 704 #435
2018 31 #4,495 675 #446
2017 44 #3,508 712 #436
2016 39 #3,883 679 #456
2015 46 #3,452 690 #446
2014 48 #3,345 689 #441
2013 39 #3,879 615 #458
2012 48 #3,396 538 #496
2011 45 #3,517 527 #496
2010 55 #3,059 518 #499
2009 51 #3,267 480 #551
2008 73 #2,563 508 #528
2007 79 #2,407 523 #504
2006 79 #2,382 473 #533
2005 104 #1,864 433 #553
2004 89 #2,051 392 #575
2003 98 #1,879 375 #585
2002 75 #2,210 298 #645
2001 77 #2,137 325 #605
2000 51 #2,832 291 #630
1995 21 #4,743 225 #707
1990 16 #5,647 232 #662
1985 22 #3,770 266 #534
1980 12 #5,657 183 #642
1975 13 #4,686 275 #485
1970 8 #6,011 195 #577
1965 8 #4,996 25 #1,575
1960 – – 21 #1,791
1955 – – 8 #3,085
1950 – – 7 #3,170
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Jamison, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Jamison?

The median living Jamison is about 18 years old. Half of all living Jamisons are between 9 and 34 years old.

How many people named Jamison are alive today?

An estimated 22 thousand people named Jamison are alive in the United States, based on 22,740 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Jamison mean?

A Scottish surname transferred from the given name.

How popular is the name Jamison in 2025?

Jamison ranked #786 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 324 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Jamison?

22,740 babies have been named Jamison in the United States since 1931, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Jamison most popular?

Jamison peaked in 2017, when 756 newborns received the name.

Is Jamison a boy or girl name?

Jamison is used for both: about 9% of babies named Jamison have been girls and 91% boys.

Is the name Jamison rising or falling?

Jamison is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Jamison become more popular?

Jamison is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 226 boys named Jamison in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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