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Jim
say it jim
What Jim means
- English and Hebrew short for James (Jacob): supplanter New Testament and Christian saint: James son of Zebedee and James son of Alphaeus, apostles
How popular it is
Its use is steady over the last ten years.
- no. 618 in Australia (2024)
- no. 650 in Switzerland (2025)
- no. 951 in Chile (2021)
- no. 1019 in Scotland (2025)
- no. 1395 in France (2019)
In the United States it was most popular around 1880.
Other forms
Names with a similar meaning
James Jacob Diego Tiago Christian Thiago Jakob Jamie Jake Jameson Hamish Jaime
Jim in stories
- Treasure Island: Jim Hawkins, the cabin boy who finds the treasure map
- Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Jim, the enslaved man who escapes with Huck
- The Office: Jim Halpert, the prank-loving salesman
- Taxi: Jim Ignatowski, the burnt-out cabbie
- Stranger Things: Jim Hopper, Hawkins police chief