Jameson is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Jameson means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Jameson across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Jameson has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Jameson is a boy name of Hebrew origin meaning “son of James”. A patronymic surname derived from James.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 63,091 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 492 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 11 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 9 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 3 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Jameson per year, United States (1922 to 2025). United States peaked in 2019 (4,708/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2017 (36/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2019 (4/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2024 (3/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2018 (3/yr).
Jameson has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2019, when it ranked #125 nationally (given to 4,746 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 2010s.
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