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Boy name Hebrew origin Christian tradition Top 50 in 2024

James

JAYMZ · 5 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
Supplanter
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Jewish
Religion
Christian
Style era
timeless
Themes
biblical · royal
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#5
2024 births11,793
Peak year1947
First appeared1880
Total US births5,238,570
1947 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
JimJimmyJamie
Alternate spellings
JaymesJameson
In other languages
Jaime (Spanish)Giacomo (Italian)Jacques (French)Jakub (Polish)

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