Jamison Name Meaning

Helen Doanna

By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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Fact: Jamison also works as a surname in Scotland and Ireland, but it carries the meaning “son of James” instead.

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A Deep Dive

Jamison Overview

Meaning

Son of James

Gender

Boy, Gender-neutral

Origin

English, Scottish, Irish

Etymology

Derived from the English surname meaning “son of James,” which originates from the Hebrew name Jacob meaning “supplanter.”

Religion

Christianity

Pronunciation

/ˈdʒeɪməsən/

Popularity

Jamison is popular in English-speaking countries, especially the USA, where it ranked #659 for boys in 2023.

Syllable

3 syllables

Length

7 letters

Numerology

9 (Humanitarian, Selfless, Creative)

Name Styles

Modern, Traditional, Long

Associated Traits

Strong, refined, charismatic, intelligent

Name Day

May 3rd
A Deep Dive

Jamison Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Jameson, Jamieson, Jamyson, Jaimison, Jaimison, Jamerson, Jaymison, Jamysson, Jamysonn, Jamyeson

Common Nicknames

Jamie, Jami, Jam, Jamo, Jay, Jace, Sonny, Jams, Jim, Jay-Jay

Diminutives

Jamie, Jami, Jim

Famous People

  • Jamison Newlander
    (American Movie Actor)
  • Jamison Olave
    (Colombian Soccer Player)
  • Jamison Ernest
    (American Fashion Designer)
  • Jamison Ross
    (American Jazz Musician)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • Jamison Fawkes
    ("Overwatch," Video Game)
  • Jamison
    ("The Water Horse," Film)
  • Jamison
    ("Blue Bloods," TV Series)
  • Jamison Shepard
    ("ER," TV Series)
  • Jamison
    ("Gone Baby Gone," Film)

Places

  • Jamison
    (Pennsylvania, USA)
  • Jamison
    (South Carolina, USA)
  • Jamison Park
    (New South Wales, Australia)
  • Jamison Valley
    (New South Wales, Australia)
  • Jamison Centre
    (Australian Capital Territory, Australia)

What Is the Meaning of Jamison?

Jamison means “son of James,” reflecting a person with a strong familial connection and heritage.

What Is the Origin of The Name Jamison?

The name Jamison has its origins in English, Scottish, and Irish cultures.

Jamison Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Jamison in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#5232021#5872022#6592023
Top 3 Rankings#4081973#4201974#4352017

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Jamison

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023659
(-72 from 2022)
413
(-73 from 2022)
0.02255
2022587
(-64 from 2021)
486
(-73 from 2021)
0.02595
2021523
(-44 from 2020)
559
(-62 from 2020)
0.02984
2020479
(-44 from 2019)
621
(-83 from 2019)
0.03357
2019435
(+11 from 2018)
704
(+29 from 2018)
0.03663
2018446
(-11 from 2017)
675
(-37 from 2017)
0.03473
2017435
(+21 from 2016)
712
(+34 from 2016)
0.03598
2016456
(-12 from 2015)
678
(-12 from 2015)
0.03347
2015444
(-4 from 2014)
690
(+1 from 2014)
0.03375
2014440
(+18 from 2013)
689
(+74 from 2013)
0.03362
2013458
(+38 from 2012)
615
(+78 from 2012)
0.03044
2012496
No change from 2011
537
(+11 from 2011)
0.02646
2011496
(+3 from 2010)
526
(+8 from 2010)
0.02589
2010499
(+51 from 2009)
518
(+38 from 2009)
0.02521
2009550
(-22 from 2008)
480
(-28 from 2008)
0.02263
2008528
(-25 from 2007)
508
(-15 from 2007)
0.02330
2007503
(+30 from 2006)
523
(+50 from 2006)
0.02361
2006533
(+19 from 2005)
473
(+40 from 2005)
0.02157
2005552
(+23 from 2004)
433
(+41 from 2004)
0.02035
2004575
(+9 from 2003)
392
(+17 from 2003)
0.01855
2003584
(+61 from 2002)
375
(+77 from 2002)
0.01785
2002645
(-40 from 2001)
298
(-27 from 2001)
0.01442
2001605
(+25 from 2000)
325
(+34 from 2000)
0.01571
2000630
(+19 from 1999)
291
(+25 from 1999)
0.01393
1999649
(-49 from 1998)
266
(-43 from 1998)
0.01305
1998600
(+66 from 1997)
309
(+64 from 1997)
0.01524
1997666
(+51 from 1996)
245
(+26 from 1996)
0.01226
1996717
(-10 from 1995)
219
(-6 from 1995)
0.01093
1995707
(-37 from 1994)
225
(-16 from 1994)
0.01119
1994670
(-13 from 1993)
241
(-4 from 1993)
0.01182
1993657
(-3 from 1992)
245
(-6 from 1992)
0.01186
1992654
(-46 from 1991)
251
(-29 from 1991)
0.01196
1991608
(+54 from 1990)
280
(+48 from 1990)
0.01321
1990662
(-24 from 1989)
232
(-13 from 1989)
0.01078
1989638
(-28 from 1988)
245
(+5 from 1988)
0.01169
1988610
(-8 from 1987)
240
(+13 from 1987)
0.01199
1987602
(-45 from 1986)
227
(-27 from 1986)
0.01164
1986557
(-25 from 1985)
254
(-12 from 1985)
0.01322
1985532
(+32 from 1984)
266
(+36 from 1984)
0.01382
1984564
(+60 from 1983)
230
(+43 from 1983)
0.01226
1983624
(+23 from 1982)
187
(+8 from 1982)
0.01003
1982647
(-11 from 1981)
179
No change from 1981
0.00949
1981636
(+5 from 1980)
179
(-4 from 1980)
0.00961
1980641
(-63 from 1979)
183
(-35 from 1979)
0.00987
1979578
(+58 from 1978)
218
(+46 from 1978)
0.01217
1978636
(-41 from 1977)
172
(-30 from 1977)
0.01007
1977595
(-109 from 1976)
202
(-64 from 1976)
0.01182
1976486
(-1 from 1975)
266
(-9 from 1975)
0.01629
1975485
(-65 from 1974)
275
(-72 from 1974)
0.01695
1974420
(-12 from 1973)
347
(-17 from 1973)
0.02129
1973408
(+118 from 1972)
364
(+138 from 1972)
0.02256
1972526
(+100 from 1971)
226
(+51 from 1971)
0.01350
1971626
(-49 from 1970)
175
(-20 from 1970)
0.00963
1970577
(+132 from 1969)
195
(+74 from 1969)
0.01024
1969709
(+549 from 1968)
121
(+85 from 1968)
0.00662
19681258
(+130 from 1967)
36
(+6 from 1967)
0.00203
19671388
(+122 from 1966)
30
(+4 from 1966)
0.00169
19661510
(+48 from 1965)
26
(+1 from 1965)
0.00143
19651558
(-150 from 1964)
25
(-6 from 1964)
0.00132
19641408
(+549 from 1963)
31
(+14 from 1963)
0.00153
19631957
(+230 from 1962)
17
(+3 from 1962)
0.00082
19622187
(+223 from 1961)
14
(+2 from 1961)
0.00067
19612410
(-638 from 1960)
12
(-9 from 1960)
0.00056
19601772
(-64 from 1959)
21
(-1 from 1959)
0.00097
19591708
(+60 from 1958)
22
(+2 from 1958)
0.00102
19581768
(+69 from 1957)
20
(+1 from 1957)
0.00093
19571837
(+1379 from 1956)
19
(+12 from 1956)
0.00087
19563216
(-252 from 1955)
7
(-1 from 1955)
0.00033
19552964
(-516 from 1954)
8
(-3 from 1954)
0.00038
19542448
(-57 from 1953)
11
No change from 1953
0.00053
19532391
(+485 from 1952)
11
(+3 from 1952)
0.00055
19522876
(+838 from 1951)
8
(+3 from 1951)
0.00041
19513714
(-693 from 1950)
5
(-2 from 1950)
0.00026
19503021
(+277 from 1949)
7
(+1 from 1949)
0.00038
19493298
(+465 from 1931)
6
(+1 from 1931)
0.00033
19480
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19470
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19460
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19450
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0
No SSA data
0.0000
19440
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0
No SSA data
0.0000
19430
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0
No SSA data
0.0000
19420
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0
No SSA data
0.0000
19410
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0
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0.0000
19400
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19390
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0
No SSA data
0.0000
19380
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0
No SSA data
0.0000
19370
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0
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0.0000
19360
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0
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0.0000
19350
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0
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0.0000
19340
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0
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0.0000
19330
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19320
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19313763
First SSA data recorded
5
First SSA data recorded
0.00047
19300
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19290
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19280
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19270
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19260
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19250
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19240
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19230
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19220
No SSA data
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0.0000
19210
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0
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0.0000
19200
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19190
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19180
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19170
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19160
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19150
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19140
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19130
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19120
No SSA data
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0.0000
19110
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19100
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19090
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19080
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19070
No SSA data
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0.0000
19060
No SSA data
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0.0000
19050
No SSA data
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0.0000
19040
No SSA data
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0.0000
19030
No SSA data
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0.0000
19020
No SSA data
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0.0000
19010
No SSA data
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No SSA data
0.0000
19000
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
18990
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
18980
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
18970
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0
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0.0000
18960
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
18950
No SSA data
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0.0000
18940
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0.0000
18930
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0
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18920
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18910
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18900
No SSA data
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18890
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0.0000
18880
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0.0000
18870
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0
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0.0000
18860
No SSA data
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0.0000
18850
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0.0000
18840
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0
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0.0000
18830
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0.0000
18820
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0.0000
18810
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0
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0.0000
18800
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Jamison

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#9362021#10062022#12082023

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#7822021#7562022#8472023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#3982021#3872022#4222023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#5282021#5082022#4992023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#3322021#3512022#6632023

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#6152021#10272022#7452023

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#3112021#4782022#5192023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#5122021#3832022#5562023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#5272021#6442022#7252023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#5012021#5102022#9352023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#5492021#4912022#3962023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#4412021#8732022#5292023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#5682021#6962022#8252023

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#5302021#8402022#6642023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#4592021#5282022#5322023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#4772021#5482022#5092023

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#4302021#3612022#5092023

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#2982021#3992022#6722023

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#5222021#3982022#3862023

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#4922020#6912021#8182023

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#3212021#5532022#4092023

Iowa (IA)

Iowa (IA) flagIowa (IA)#2482021#4402022#5242023

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#3092020#7132021#5342023

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#4502021#4132022#5832023

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#2542020#3682021#5052022

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#3262020#4712021#6822022

Mississippi (MS)

Mississippi (MS) flagMississippi (MS)#2862020#2972021#3212023

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#7692021#6052022#8652023

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#6012021#8592022#9722023

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#6572021#4102022#6532023

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#8622020#7512021#7642022

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#4642019#3792020#6132022

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#3792020#5152022#3702023

West Virginia (WV)

West Virginia (WV) flagWest Virginia (WV)#2882020#3622021#2522022

Idaho (ID)

Idaho (ID) flagIdaho (ID)#2372019#3782021#3012022

Nebraska (NE)

Nebraska (NE) flagNebraska (NE)#4152017#3862020#3252022

Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut (CT) flagConnecticut (CT)#4382017#5022018#4152019

North Dakota (ND)

North Dakota (ND) flagNorth Dakota (ND)#2322016#1652018#1962019

Maine (ME)

Maine (ME) flagMaine (ME)#1482019#2172021#2442023

New Hampshire (NH)

New Hampshire (NH) flagNew Hampshire (NH)#2372019#2112020#1942021

South Dakota (SD)

South Dakota (SD) flagSouth Dakota (SD)#1802014#2302016#2672019

Nevada (NV)

Nevada (NV) flagNevada (NV)#4612014#4702017#5282022

Rhode Island (RI)

Rhode Island (RI) flagRhode Island (RI)#1081974#1892007#1612015

Montana (MT)

Montana (MT) flagMontana (MT)#2312004#2112006#2602008

Delaware (DE)

Delaware (DE) flagDelaware (DE)#2082013#1832020

New Mexico (NM)

New Mexico (NM) flagNew Mexico (NM)#4112011#3712023

District of Columbia (DC)

District of Columbia (DC) flagDistrict of Columbia (DC)#2492014

Popularity Rankings for Jamison in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Scotland

Scotland flagScotland#4961984

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#13702020#10752021#14002022

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Jamison a Name for Boys or Girls?

Jamison is traditionally a boy’s name due to its roots in the patronymic naming tradition.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Jamison

Jamison in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

  • Jamison Newlander (Movie Actor, 1970): An American actor best known for his role as Alan Frog in "The Lost Boys" and its sequel.
  • Jamison Olave (Soccer Player, 1981): A Colombian retired professional soccer player and coach, known for his time with Real Salt Lake.
  • Jamison Ernest (Fashion Designer, 1974): An American fashion designer and entrepreneur recognized for his brand Yellow Fever.
  • Jamison Ross (Jazz Musician, 1987): An American jazz drummer and vocalist who won the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Drums Competition.
  • Jamison Fawkes ("Overwatch," 2016 Video Game): Known as Junkrat, a demolitionist with a manic personality and a love for explosions.
  • Jamison ("The Water Horse," 2007 Film): A character in the family adventure film about a boy who discovers a mysterious egg that hatches into a sea creature.
  • Jamison ("Blue Bloods," TV Series): A minor character in the police procedural drama series centered on a family of law enforcement officers.
  • Jamison Shepard ("ER," TV Series): A character in the long-running medical drama series.
  • Jamison ("Gone Baby Gone," 2007 Film): A character in the crime drama film about a private investigator searching for a missing girl.
  • Jamison Village (Pennsylvania, USA): A small village in Warwick Township, Bucks County, known for its historical roots and close-knit community.
  • Jamison Community (South Carolina, USA): A small community in Orangeburg County, known for its agricultural heritage and rural charm.
  • Jamison Park (New South Wales, Australia): A park located in the suburb of Penrith, known for its recreational facilities and community events.
  • Jamison Valley (New South Wales, Australia): A scenic valley in the Blue Mountains, known for its breathtaking views and hiking trails.
  • Jamison Centre (Australian Capital Territory, Australia): A large shopping centre in the suburb of Macquarie, known for its diverse range of stores and services.

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