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Jameson
Say it: JAYM-sun
Meaning
From an English and Scottish surname meaning 'son of James'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Rose in the US from the 2000s.
Its wave through time
Rising now
In the United States
- 45,295 babies given this name since 1922
- At its height in 2019, about 1 in 383 boys
- 4,414 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Jamison
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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