Given name & surname
Jamison
“she who supplants”·“the son of James”
Jamison is a variant of Jamie. In Hebrew use, Jamie carries the interpretation “she who supplants.” Jamison is a variant of Jameson. One English interpretation is “the son of James.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jamison is a variant of Jamie. In Hebrew use, Jamie carries the interpretation “she who supplants.” Jamison is a variant of Jameson. One English interpretation is “the son of James.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jamison is a variant of Jameson. An origin associated with Jameson is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1931. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jamison through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 22,740
- 20,796 boys · 1,944 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 756 babies
- 2025
- 336
- #786 for boys · #8,572 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −38%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 95% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 324 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 786 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 37.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 712 in 2017. It also appeared in 12 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Ohio had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (24). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 18,241 as a first name in 2020; 26,400 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jamison’s family of names
Jamison has a related form in Jamie. Jamison has a related form in Jameson.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Jamison
- Jamison BrewerAmerican basketball player (born 1980)
- Jamison JonesAmerican actorborn 1965
- Jámison OlaveColombian footballerborn 1981
- Jamison BattleAmerican basketball player (born 2001)
- Jamison Gibson-ParkNew Zealand born, Irish rugby union playerborn 1992
- Jamison GreenAmerican activistborn 1948
- Jamison RossAmerican jazz drummer and vocalistborn 1987
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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