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Jameson

Jameson means "English patronymic" and comes from English, giving it real etymological depth as a boy's name. It is currently on the rise, with its biggest decade yet in the 2010s. As things stand now, it is a solidly familiar choice. It has shown up in U.S. birth records across 9 of the last twelve decades.

EnglishEnglish patronymic
Etymology"Son of James"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
0
1920s
6
1930s
0
1940s
11
1950s
53
1960s
172
1970s
742
1980s
2,609
1990s
2,415
2000s
5,872
2010s
19,956
Peaked in the 2010s · 31,836 total U.S. births since 1900