Baby name
CLASSIC
🇦🇷 🇦🇺 🇦🇹 James
/JAYMZ/
Meaning
“Supplanter”
Hebrew 'Ya'akov' via Spanish 'Santiago', the apostle biblical name with unmatched staying power.
Nicknames
jim · jimmy · james · jamie
Vibe
strongdistinguished
How it ages.
Consistent top-10 US and UK staple across entire 20th-21st centuries; never trendy, always reliable.
The cultural moment.
US and UK show unbroken top-10 presence 1900-2025; Australia and Canada following closely.