Jaymeson
An English given name and variant of James, derived from the French Jacques.
Name Census estimates that about 734 living Americans carry the first name Jaymeson. It is a predominantly male name (96.2% of registrations). The average person named Jaymeson today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jaymeson births was 2018 (49 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jaymeson. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
734
~ 1 in 466,968 Americans
Peak year
2018
49 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,765
Tracked since 1985
Gender
Gender distribution for Jaymeson
Jaymeson leans heavily male at 96.2% of total registrations, but 28 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Jaymeson as a male name
- Ranked #4,765 in 2024
- 21 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2018 (44 births)
Jaymeson as a female name
- Ranked #16,697 in 2018
- 5 female births in 2018
- Peak: 2008 (7 births)
Popularity
Jaymeson: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jaymeson from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 345 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Jaymeson remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jaymeson by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jaymeson during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jaymesons live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. California, Wisconsin, Illinois recorded the most babies named Jaymeson, while Illinois, Wisconsin, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 8 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jaymeson
The name Jaymeson is an English variant of the Scottish surname Jameson, which derived from the given name James. James is derived from the late Latin name Iacomus, which came from the Hebrew name Ya'aqov, meaning "supplanter" or "one who follows". The name Ya'aqov is borne in the Bible by the patriarch Jacob.
The name James became popular in Britain due to its association with the apostles James the Great and James the Less. It was also the name of two Scottish kings, including the famous King James VI of Scotland who became King James I of England in 1603. The spelling Jaymeson emerged as an English variant in the 16th or 17th century.
One of the earliest recorded bearers of the name Jaymeson was Jaymeson Rainey, an English politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Ipswich in the early 15th century. In the 16th century, Jaymeson Blundeville was an English writer and translator who published works on horsemanship and philosophy.
In the 17th century, Jaymeson Flemyng was a Scottish philosopher and theologian who wrote extensively on metaphysics and natural philosophy. In the 18th century, Jaymeson Smythe was a British naval officer who served during the American Revolutionary War and later became an admiral in the Royal Navy.
In the 19th century, Jaymeson Browne was an English painter known for his landscapes and portraits. He exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. Another notable bearer of the name was Jaymeson Livingstone, a Scottish explorer and missionary who traveled extensively in Africa and is credited with discovering the source of the Nile River.
People
Jaymeson + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jaymeson as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jaymeson: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jaymeson?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 734 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jaymeson going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 466,968 US residents.
Is Jaymeson a common name?
We classify Jaymeson as "Very Rare". It ranks above 87.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 742 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jaymeson most popular?
The single biggest year for Jaymeson was 2018, when 49 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jaymeson is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Jaymeson a male name?
Yes, 96.2% of people registered as Jaymeson in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.