Boy name#729 of boy names
Jamison
Pronounced JH EY1 M IH0 S AH0 N (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 2017
- 94 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Jamison?
Jamison is a boys' name, and first appears in 1931. It has been given to 24,088 children — the 729th most common boys' name on record.
Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 2017, when 748 children were given it.
Jamieson is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Jamison and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Jamieson
Characteristics
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- JH EY1 M IH0 S AH0 N
- Stress pattern:
- 100
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Jamison
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Jamison
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Jamison?
- Jamison ranks 729th among boys' names in US records, with 24,088 births since 1931. Over the past decade it accounts for 6,188.
- Is Jamison a unisex name?
- No. Jamison is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Jamison most popular?
- 2017, when 748 children were given the name. It has been in use for 94 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Jamison spelled?
- Jamieson. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.