Jaymes

James has been one of the top names for boys in the English-speaking world literally forever. Now it's being used for baby girls too, especially as a middle name.

Adding a y to a name makes it more feminine, in some people's eyes. So Jaymes may feel better-suited to baby girls than the traditional spelling.

Eight baby girls were named Jaymes in the US last year along with 20 baby boys. Compare that with 80 baby girls named James vs. nearly 12,000 baby boys.

Because James is such a hugely popular boys' name, we understand if you want to set your daughter's name apart by varying the spelling.

Pronounced JAYMZ.

As of October 2026, Jaymes ranked #8642 in US births in 2024 SSA, peaked at #7764 in 2016.