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James - too popular?

38 replies

naturelover · 02/08/2009 12:35

DH and I love the name James.

What has put me off so far is the idea that it's in the top 10 so I'm concerned that he would be one of several boys named James in his class/school - which I'm keen to avoid.

That said, I haven't met a single James for years... so how popular is it really? Have you come across many baby James recently?

PS our second choice is Christian which is much further down the list for popularity.

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Ninni · 03/08/2009 15:17

Best name, my son's! We thought too it was going to be super common but it's not! THere is noone else in hos age group at nursery called James (3-4). I think a lot of people have it as second name and it's therefore so high on the lists. Obviously it isn't uncommon but every other boy is not called it!

Stinkyfeet · 02/08/2009 21:25

Sorry, only met 1 other ...

Stinkyfeet · 02/08/2009 21:25

Lovely name. There's only 1 James in ds1's year of 90 children, and we've only met other child-James in the last 6 years.

mavornia · 02/08/2009 21:22

I love it - it might be popular but that's because it's classic, timeless, strong - the name of kings! It was one of my choices for ds2 (who is now Roman) - you can't go wrong with it

jkklpu · 02/08/2009 21:13

great name - go for it
I know only 1 James in a nursery of 45 and any other children, though lots in my family >30yo

LovelyTinOfSpam · 02/08/2009 13:16

Meant to say that everyone else calls him James!!!

MarshaBrady · 02/08/2009 13:12

One of ds' friends is James.

I really like it, plus prefer James to any nick names.

No one calls this James anything else, I think it can be done.

LovelyTinOfSpam · 02/08/2009 13:06

DH is James. I call him Jim, his friends call him Jimbo , his mum calls him jamie.

Good classic name with lots of abbreviations, and TBH I'm not sure about this abbreviation stuff anyway. People call you what they are told your name is. If you always call him james, so will everyone else.

PS have a 2yo and newborn and not come across a single baby james. All oscars and jacobs round these parts.

QueenEagle · 02/08/2009 12:52

Everyone said my James would end being called Jamie which I didn't want. We have always referred to him as James and it would sound weird calling him Jamie or Jimmy. ds3 had trouble pronouncing his name when he was tiny and called him Jay-Jay which has kinda stuck but it seems to suit him.

He will be known by whatever you decide (until they get to teenage years and then you're stuffed)!!

LyraSilvertongue · 02/08/2009 12:49

I wanted to call DS1 James but DP said he'd probably call him Jimmy, which I hate.

barbie1 · 02/08/2009 12:41

dh is called James and i love it

I think you are more likely to come across jacob etc in class than a James....

pasturesnew · 02/08/2009 12:37

Not met many baby Jameses recently, love the name.

LyraSilvertongue · 02/08/2009 12:36

Popular but classic.
Yes, he's likely to be one of at least two in his class. But does that matter?

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