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  JAMES

The meaning of the unisex name James is SUPPLANTER.

Details on JAMES:

Gender: Unisex
Meaning(s): Supplanter
Popularity for Boy: 9th in the USA (top 1%)
Popularity for Girl: 4,237th in the USA (top 15%)
Origin(s) for JAMES:  American , English , Hebrew , Shakespearean , Biblical
Themes(s) and list(s) JAMES is on:  BiblicalSocial SecuritySsaUnisexAmericanEnglishHebrewShakespeareanBiblical
Latest USA SSA birth information:
The latest number of USA births for James as a BOY was in 2017 with 14232 births
The latest number of USA births for James as a GIRL was in 2017 with 77 births

The meaning(s) of JAMES:

The name James is a Shakespearean baby name. In Shakespearean the meaning of the name James is: King John' James Jurney, servant to Lady Faulconbridge. 'King Richard III' Sir James Tyrrel. 'King Richard III' Sir James Blount.
Shakespearean meaning
The name James is an American baby name. In American the meaning of the name James is: King John' James Jurney, servant to Lady Faulconbridge. 'King Richard III' Sir James Tyrrel. 'King Richard III' Sir James Blount.
American meaning
The name James is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name James is: Supplant.Replace.derived from the latin Jacomus.
English meaning
The name James is a Biblical baby name. In Biblical the meaning of the name James is: That supplants, undermines, the heel.
Biblical meaning
The name James is a Hebrew baby name. In Hebrew the meaning of the name James is: He grasps the heel.Supplanter.
Hebrew meaning

USA SSA birth(s) for JAMES:

Here is the latest 16 years from USA social security list of total babies born with the name JAMES

 JAMES as a boy

YearBoy Births
201714232 births
201614842 births
201514799 births
201414420 births
201313552 births
201213418 births
201113247 births
201013877 births
200914206 births
200815171 births
200715957 births
200616235 births
200516133 births
200416460 births
200316891 births
200216957 births

 JAMES as a girl

YearGirl Births
201777 births
201666 births
201539 births
201442 births
201328 births
201228 births
201130 births
201029 births
200951 births
200832 births
200733 births
200646 births
200526 births
200495 births
200334 births
200231 births

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