James

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

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 1955 and has been recorded in 60 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2014 with 204 babies (rank #76 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of James

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

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,789

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

204

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Sherlock Holmes: Professor James Moriarty — the criminal mastermind
In The Roald Dahl Universe: James — of James and the Giant Peach
In Pokémon: James — Team Rocket

Famous people named James

James Joyceprose writer · b. 1882
James Cookseafarer · b. 1728
James Madisonplantation owner · b. 1751
James Clerk Maxwelltheoretical physicist · b. 1831
James Watttechnician · b. 1736

More popular boys' names

Other boys' names starting with J

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1955	17	#377
1956	14	#412
1957	14	#427
1958	24	#342
1959	27	#327
1960	28	#329
1961	40	#289
1962	28	#349
1963	37	#304
1964	30	#345
1965	25	#376
1966	19	#436
1967	28	#359
1968	18	#447
1969	28	#376
1970	20	#451
1971	25	#397
1972	18	#461
1973	20	#431
1974	19	#445
1975	13	#530
1976	15	#498
1977	22	#402
1978	17	#473
1979	13	#546
1980	22	#433
1981	13	#572
1982	21	#455
1983	13	#562
1984	10	#651
1985	14	#576
1986	18	#525
1987	17	#545
1988	15	#589
1989	13	#635
1990	17	#576
1991	19	#564
1992	15	#615
1993	21	#537
1994	19	#565
1995	15	#621
1996	24	#500
1997	19	#578
1998	18	#587
1999	30	#457
2000	15	#644
2001	19	#566
2002	24	#498
2003	20	#550
2004	21	#527
2005	30	#426
2006	27	#442
2007	15	#592
2008	46	#314
2009	56	#258
2010	54	#258
2011	88	#179
2012	110	#134
2013	148	#99
2014	204	#76