James

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Currently expecting DS1. I am totally stuck with boys names and keep coming back to James. Is it too dull?

My 21 year old DS is a James - called him this because it's my maiden name goes by Jimmy or Jim at home (DH calls him Seamus at times too) but he always introduces himself as James - go for it I say

Outstanding name and if needed can be shortened to lots of Alternatives

13 week old DS is a James (sometimes Jamie!). Unexpected as it wasn’t on my list but he popped out and was clearly a James. Gorgeous name.

It's a lovely name. As others have said, a classic, solid name. Not overly common nor old-fashioned: there is one James in each of my three children's classes.

DH is a James - I mostly call him James, his parents call him Jim or Jimmy, SIL calls him J. He's 29.

And we named DS Luke! DH chose it (I named DD so thought it was fair). We found coming up with boys names so much harder.

James is an awesome name, I absolutely love it and I have 2 boys called something different!

Love it

Beautiful classic name. Ageless and classless, well-known internationally. I'd think about a nickname - personally I dislike Jamie/Jay so would get in there quickly with Jimmy/Jim.

James is lovely. Have you ever heard anyone called James complain about their name? Doubt it!

James is lovely.
Also like Luke, Matthew and Andrew.

It really is a lovely name, when you actually look at it and read it over and over it seems like quite an unusual name!

In my area it's still surprisingly ubiquitous with there being 3 in my DSs Reception class, there were also 3 in my class at school. So I would say it is still very common, I think it sort of hangs around just outside the top ten.

But go for it, it's lovely!

James is a great name. Ageless and classless as a pp says, with lots of nicknames.

I read somewhere that James is the only name to be in the top 20 (in England and Wales) throughout the last 100 years.