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James.. how many do you know?

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BeautifulStars93 · 19/06/2015 21:29

is this popular with younger children?

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pinkyredrose · 19/06/2015 21:31

It's starting to become more popular. Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds have just called their baby girl James.

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FernGullysWoollyPully · 19/06/2015 21:33

I know 3 under the age of 5.

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ThursdayLast · 19/06/2015 21:33

I know of two born in the last 6 months.
I still love Jimmy though

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Spottygreentowel · 19/06/2015 21:34

There are 4 in my 6 year old's class (of 25)

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Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 19/06/2015 21:38

Why oh why would anybody call a baby girl James?

James is a really terrific name for a boy. It will never date. It has no bad associations drowing out every other association. Everybody can spell it and everybody can pronounce it. There are a couple of decent nicknames from it. It was my top choice for our son but my husband wasn't keen. We compromised on another classic boys' name with similar qualities and have never regretted it.

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BeautifulStars93 · 19/06/2015 21:44

a girl?! wow.

I only know 3 all over 18.
id like to use it if we have a boy as its mt fathers middle name abd brothers name but will need to convince my mom first.
she hates our first choice (ted) so she may give in.

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mrspremise · 19/06/2015 22:01

I know two boys named James (one is mine!). Tons of James, though...

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mrspremise · 19/06/2015 22:02

tons of Jamies, that should read...

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ThursdayLast · 19/06/2015 22:06

Your mum? She doesn't get a say

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LuckyLopez · 19/06/2015 22:07

I have a James who is almost 12. He's never been in a class, (or school for that matter!), beaver cub or scout group etc. with another James. We do know one other who is 6yo.

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Sophronia · 19/06/2015 22:22

I know many in my age group (mid 20s), but I don't know any young ones.

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hawkmcqueen · 19/06/2015 22:26

I have a James and luckily he is the only in his year. There is one in class below, then lots of Jamies throughout the school, as well as another James in our social circle. If it bothers you that you will hear the name lots at soft play, the park etc. then don't choose it! Would I still choose it? Yes! Because I love it but the trade off is it's a name you have to share! My James is 6.

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squoosh · 19/06/2015 22:38

James will always be a popular name. I'm sure it's been top 10 forever.

I like it though.

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PinkParsnips · 19/06/2015 22:38

I know a baby called James and it was on our list too.

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enviousllama · 19/06/2015 22:54

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Maladicta · 19/06/2015 22:57

I have one - it's a family name. One other in his school year with a similarly Scottish background otherwise we don't know any (Home Counties)

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TwoAndTwoEqualsChaos · 19/06/2015 23:02

I know a handful, from old men to babies. The nickname often indicates the age! In my generation, there was a spate of Jamies. As others have said, one tends to know some but not lots, it doesn't date, it is easy to pronounce and it is a nice name!!

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PrincessOfChina · 19/06/2015 23:03

I know a few. It's pretty classic, like William and Joseph, as far as I can tell so you seem to get some of all ages.

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TwoAndTwoEqualsChaos · 19/06/2015 23:03

Oh, and I only know female "Jameses" though I have met a female "Jamie".

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squoosh · 19/06/2015 23:05

I'm very anti the rise of the female James.

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JakeyBurd · 19/06/2015 23:37

I must know more than 100, of all ages. Very common here in Scotland, and still popular for young children. DS is one and usually has at least one other in his classes. At one point there were four in one class!

Re. girls called James, this was very common up until the end of the 18th century as it used to be a unisex name (at least in Scotland. I think England too). It's only been regarded as a 'boy' name for about 200 years.

Same for Douglas, Nicolas and Giles - all unisex names in this period.

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ArtDecoGirly · 19/06/2015 23:42

It's my 15 yr old DS's name. But it was also my dad's name, and my grandad and great grandad etc etc... A long line... it's kind of a family thing

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ThreeFrazzledFandangos · 19/06/2015 23:47

I have one who's 2 and my friend has one who just turned 3.

Mine's always Jamie though.

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Usernamer · 20/06/2015 08:23

I love this name and would have used it but not keen on the nn Jim/Jimmy.

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NoStannisNo · 20/06/2015 09:16

There are 4 in DS'S nursery class and for ages DS referred to them as 'JamesSurname' (eg. Jamessmith, Jamesjones') as one name, even when talking directly to them, presumably because he only ever heard the teachers call them by first and surname to differentiate between them!

I remember there were 3 in my own primary class as well. It's a great, non dated name, but it is seriously ubiquitous.