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In the United States 0 20 40 60 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 1999 per million babies of that sex 2,368 babies given this name since 1959 At its height in 1999, about 1 in 16,700 girls 82 babies in 2020 Names worth a look James Boy From Latin Iacomus, a form of Iacobus (Jacob), from Hebrew Yaakov. Biblical · peak 1880 Jamie Girl or boy A Scottish pet form of James, from Hebrew Ya'aqov (Jacob), traditionally read as 'heel-holder' or 'supplanter'; for… Victorian · peak 1976 Jimmy Boy A pet form of James, from Hebrew Ya'aqov (Jacob), traditionally read as 'heel-holder' or 'supplanter'. Victorian · peak 1944 Jim Boy A short form of James, from Latin Iacomus, a form of Jacob, Hebrew Ya'aqov, linked in Genesis to 'heel' and… Victorian · peak 1882 Jimmie Boy A pet form of James, a form of Jacob, Hebrew Ya'aqov, linked in Genesis to 'heel' and 'supplanter'. Victorian · peak 1934 Jaime Boy From Late Latin Iacomus, a variant of Iacobus (James, Hebrew Ya'aqov). Middle Ages · peak 1976 Jameson Boy From an English and Scottish surname meaning 'son of James'. Modern · peak 2019 Jamal Boy From Arabic jamāl 'beauty'. Modern · peak 1993 Where this comes from United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.