James name popularity, meaning and origin

Name Popularity: 99%

James name meaning:

Origin: Hebrew

One who supplants.

Related names

James , Dymtrus, Hagop, Hamish , Jaime , Jaimee , Jaimelynn, Jaimi, Jakome, Jamee, Jamese, Jamesina, Jamey, Jamia, Jamielee, Jamilyn, Jaymee, Jaymie, Jim , Jimmy , Kimo, Seamus , Shamus, Jammes

Other boys names beginning with J

Statistics

Overall UK ranking: 30 out of 4789

1772 recorded births last year

Change in rank

10yrs

-22
5yrs
1yr

-6

Regional popularity

Ranking for this name in various UK regions

Northern Ireland (3)
Scotland (8)

Historical popularity of James

The graph below shows the popularity of the boys's name James from all the UK baby name statistics available. It's a quick easy way to see the trend for James in 2023