Jamison
- Pronunciation
- [Ja-mi-son]
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Pet Form Of James Used As A Woman's Name.
- Origin
- Scottish
Jamison Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 1,931 baby girls have been named Jamison. The name peaked in 2005 with 104 US births that year (rank #1864). In 2024, ranked #5671 nationally — 3,807 places below its 2005 peak.
Top States for Jamison
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Jamison births are: California (73), North Carolina (54), Georgia (48).
Other Scottish-Origin Names Like Jamison
If you like Jamison's Scottish origin, consider these related names: Abhainn, Abhainn, Aibne, Acair, Acaiseid, Achaius. Browse all Scottish names →
7-Letter Names Starting with J
Names with Jamison's exact length and starting letter: Jaantje, Jacalyn, Jacelyn, Jacenta, Jacinda.
Quick Facts About Jamison
US Popularity History (2000–2025)
Annual US births named Jamison by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2017 with 712 boys named Jamison (boy rank #435 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2025, ranked #786 for boys (324 US births). That's 351 places below its 2017 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Jamison Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Jamison the strongest states are North Dakota, Maine, New Hampshire.
Strongest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Dakota | #198 | 21 |
| 2 | Maine | #203 | 27 |
| 3 | New Hampshire | #218 | 23 |
| 4 | West Virginia | #264 | 70 |
| 5 | Kentucky | #332 | 144 |
| 6 | Idaho | #341 | 42 |
| 7 | Ohio | #362 | 292 |
| 8 | Mississippi | #371 | 70 |
| 9 | Nebraska | #373 | 27 |
| 10 | South Carolina | #386 | 121 |
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | #848 | 228 |
| 2 | Texas | #755 | 328 |
| 3 | New Jersey | #717 | 74 |
| 4 | New York | #694 | 183 |
| 5 | Florida | #683 | 223 |
| 6 | Arizona | #667 | 82 |
| 7 | Georgia | #659 | 147 |
| 8 | Illinois | #637 | 138 |
| 9 | Massachusetts | #628 | 59 |
| 10 | Louisiana | #613 | 55 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Jamison in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
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Compare Jamison to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Jamison against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).