James
Hebrew
"supplanter"
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James Origin and Meaning
The name James is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "supplanter".
James for a girl? Believe it or not, this is one of the boy names for girls" gaining a lot of attention these days, since Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds shocked the world by choosing it for their eldest daughter in 2014 (after his late father).
Since then, it's become something of a celebrity baby middle name du jour, with high-profile parents including Coco Rocha, Kristin Cavallari, Nev Schulman and Brandon Jenner all having daughters with James in the middle spot.
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# 984 in the US
James Rank in US Top 1000
# 732 on Nameberry
James Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
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Famous People Named James
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