Boy name#431 of boy names
Jameson
Pronounced JH EY1 M S AH0 N (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2019
- 103 years in use
How popular is Jameson?
Jameson is a boys' name, and first appears in 1922. It has been given to 60,430 children — the 431st most common boys' name on record.
It is climbing hard: roughly twice as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2019, when 4,673 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- JH EY1 M S AH0 N
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Jameson
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Jameson
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Jameson?
- Jameson ranks 431st among boys' names in US records, with 60,430 births since 1922. Over the past decade it accounts for 38,284.
- Is Jameson a unisex name?
- No. Jameson is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Jameson most popular?
- 2019, when 4,673 children were given the name. It has been in use for 103 years and is still recorded as of 2024.