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James
say it jaymz
What James means
- Hebrew and English supplanter; English form of Jacob New Testament and Christian saint: apostles James son of Zebedee and James son of Alphaeus
How popular it is
In the top 100 in 10 countries.
Its use is steady over the last ten years.
- no. 2 in Ireland (2017)
- no. 3 in Northern Ireland (2025)
- no. 4 in the US (2024)
- no. 7 in the Netherlands (2022)
- no. 8 in the Philippines (2021)
- no. 11 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
- no. 12 in Scotland (2025)
- no. 14 in New Zealand (2023)
In the United States it was most popular around 1940.
Other forms
Jacob, Jaime, Diego, Seamus, Iago, Giacomo, Santiago
Names with a similar meaning
Jacob Diego Tiago Christian Thiago Jakob Jamie Jake Jameson Hamish Jaime Jimmy
James in stories
- Pokémon: James, Jessie's Team Rocket partner
- Silent Hill 2: James Sunderland, the widower drawn to Silent Hill by a letter
- Harry Potter: James Potter, Harry's father
- James and the Giant Peach: James Henry Trotter, who sails away in a giant peach
- James Bond: James Bond, Ian Fleming's secret agent 007
- James Bond: James Bond, the British secret agent 007