Boys' name · since 1948
Jamieson
1,642 babies named Jamieson in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,731 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,683 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,642
- born since 1948
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,642 babies have been named Jamieson since 1948, making it today's #3683 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamieson has been recorded 1,642 times among boys since 1948, currently ranked #3683 nationally and more common than 74% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2025.
- #3,731 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,683 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,642 born since 1948
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamieson ranks #3,731 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,683 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,642 born since 1948, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,731 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,683 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,642
- born since 1948
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jamieson's 1,642 recorded births place it above 91.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jamieson compares
1,642 Top 24% higher than 76% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jamieson's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jamieson | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,642 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 44 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jamieson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jamieson splits its recorded history at 1992: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1948 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1974 peak of 44 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jamieson popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2025
- Peak year (1974)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Jamieson popularity over time - girls
78 total births recorded since 1980 (Jamieson as girls' name)
Jamieson by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (322 births, 20% of the file).
2010s was Jamieson's strongest decade.
322 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Jamieson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 22
1950s
22 births
- 1960s 55
1960s
55 births
- 1970s
1970s
291 births
- 1980s
1980s
267 births
- 1990s
1990s
252 births
- 2000s
2000s
252 births
- 2010s
2010s
322 births
- 2020s
2020s
176 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 322 births (20% of all-time use).
How Jamieson compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jamieson's total volume
Jamieson by state
Where Jamieson concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 28 | 1.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 25 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 16 | 1.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 12 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 7 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.3% |
28 of 1,642 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Jamieson's data
- Jamieson's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (322 total births) through the 2020s (176) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jamiesons (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jamieson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~77 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1948–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jamieson draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.