James

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Meaning

James is an English language given name that is a derivative of the name Jacob, most commonly used for males.

From Wikipedia

James first appears in the data in 2000 and has been recorded in 20 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 62 babies (rank #280 that year). In 2024 it was given to 50 boys (rank #274). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of James

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of James yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

597
Total babies (all years)
20
Years in the data
62
Peak in a single year

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
200018#507
200116#617
200215#668
200316#617
200423#512
200517#655
200621#535
200722#538
200827#474
200922#547
201026#481
201126#468
201222#532
201329#436
201426#468
201562#280
201645#333
202259#251
202355#256
202450#274