James

“English form of James”

Boy’s name, of Hebrew and Anglo-Saxon origin. Lire en français

Births per 10,000 babies born in France, from 1986 to 2025 (INSEE).

Meaning and origin of James

James means “English form of James” and is of Hebrew and Anglo-Saxon origin.

It peaked in 2025.
Over recent years, James has been stable (+3.5% a year).
In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one James every 8.3 schools.

James ranks 3^rd in Northern Ireland, 4^th in Ireland and 5^th in United States, against 169^th in France.

Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
3^rd boys’ name409 babies in 3 years1 boy in 62−5.4% a year
IrelandCSO · 2023-25
4^th boys’ name1,064 babies in 3 years1 boy in 68−5.7% a year
ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
12^th boys’ name625 babies in 3 years1 boy in 96−6.1% a year
New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
14^th boys’ name427 babies in 3 years1 boy in 115−3.6% a year
British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
12^th boys’ name348 babies in 3 years1 boy in 128−6.9% a year
Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
11^th boys’ name1,260 babies in 3 years1 boy in 135−3.9% a year
United StatesSSA · 2023-25
5^th boys’ name35,540 babies in 3 years1 boy in 145−1.2% a year
England and WalesONS · 2023-25
40^th boys’ name3,893 babies in 3 years1 boy in 212−9% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

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