James (given name)

Pronunciation	/ˈdʒeɪmz/ or /ˈdʒeɪms/
Gender	Male
Name day	July 25
Meaning	Supplanter, Seizing by the heel
Related names	Jacob, Jaime, Jamie, Giacomo, Seumas, Séamus, Hamish, Jimmy, Jim, , Jake, Jaimie, Diego, , Tiago, Jimbo, Iacomus

James is the English language New Testament (Vulgar/Later Latin) form of the Hebrew name Yaʻaqov (known as Jacob in its earlier Latin form). The name James came into the English language from the Old French variation James of the late Latin name Iacomus. This was a Vulgar/Later Latin (proto-Romance) variant of the earlier Latin form Iacobus, from the New Testament Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Hebrew יעקב (Yaʻaqov) (Jacob). The development Iacobus > Iacomus is likely a result of nasalization of the o and assimilation to the following b (i.e., intermediate *Iacombus) followed by simplification of the cluster mb through loss of the b. Diminutives include Jim, Jimmy, Jimmie, Jamie, Jimbo and others.

James was the most common male name in the United States in 1990. Likewise, in Northern Ireland, the name has appeared among the 10 most popular for the last quarter of the 20th century and into the 21st.

It is currently the fifth most common name in the United States. 1/32 of all Americans are named James (3.1%).

In 2013, it was the eighth most popular name for boys in Australia.

In England and Wales, James has been one of the Top 20 most commonly given male names since at least 1954 and in the Top 10 since at least 1974.

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