James as a girls name?

[CaitlinEJ]

Hi all,

I met a little girl called James the other day, at first I thought it was weird but now I’ve got to know her it’s really cute and suits her. I’ve heard of a few other girls names James and I was wondering what everyone thought of it as a girls name?

I've never recovered from someone on here pointing out that the reason girls are called boys' names and not the other way around is that being a boy is a promotion and being a girl is a demotion. That's the reason I wouldn't do it.

I believe Alice coopers real name is Vincent and while i am at it Marilyn mansons name is Brian,

Jaime is a girls name.

Actually Jaime is a Spanish and Portugese boys' name. Jamie is more normally a girls' name.

It sounds like the thing someone trying to emulate a celeb couple would do. Bit tragic.

while i am at it Marilyn mansons name is Brian

And I've met him and he's a ginormous arsehole.

mrsjayy, someone should follow Marilyn Manson around just shouting 'Oi, Brian!' at him. He's such a twat.

Jamie imo is a Scottish male name yes i know it is used for girls but I am not keen.

I knew it. MrsTerryPratchett!

It's really stupid

It’s silly. Jane would be good.

I love it for a girl.

I can well imagine Brian to be a total arsehole!

@NeverSayFreelance yes. Which is a girl's name used for a man.

It's @BertrandRussell who has often made the point that when a name that was mostly used for boys starts to be used a lot for girls, parents of boys drop it like a hot potato. Examples: Jordan, Courtney, Lindsay, Ashley, Beverley, Paris, Morgan. nameberry.com/blog/unisex-baby-names-names-that-morphed-from-blue-to-pink

It doesn't work the same the other way, hence the poor lad mentioned upthread who was called Kelly and got bullied for it.

Once you notice this it's difficult to forget it.

I will be absolutely gutted if James moves from boys to girls, as it's probably my favourite boys' name, but I can't see it happening.

Absolutely love it as a middle name for a girl. Also love Rose as middle name for a boy! (I have heard both)

You have names which used to be boys' names but are now considered to be girls' eg Hilary and Evelyn

Then there's unisex names like Kim

So now we have the whole Jaime / Jamie thing which I find totally confusing. It's JAMIE Lee Curtis but also JAMIE Oliver. Boys from a Spanish background are JAIME but so now are some girls.

Perhaps we should have a list of acceptable names and spellings to stop a lot of silliness. (Only joking)

Yes I was wondering if it will move from a boys to a girls names.

It is most definitely a boys name but some are using it as a girls name now like Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively... maybe in 5-10 years it will be seen as a unisex name and then in 20 years a girls name? (Because obviously names only ever move in one direction). There seem fewer boys names to start with anyway, it’s annoying to lose a good one. Maxwell too I wonder?

Isn’t Jaime (outside of Spain) a made up name made to look like J’aime ..? Or did I mis-remember that?
I don’t really see how Jaime is pronounced Jamie anyway.

I can't see James moving from being a boys' names to being a girls' name. It's the ultimate classic boys' name in English speaking countries. Can't see that changing any time soon, no matter how many celeb couples choose it for their daughter.

In other wacky celeb baby name news, Hilary Duff has a daughter called Banks (!) and Jessica Simpson has a daughter called Birdie (!).

Even with a gun to my head I'm not sure I could agree to being called Birdie or Banks.

Kelly is traditionally a boy’s name, derived from the surname. It only started to be used as a girl’s name in the 60s. I wouldn’t think anything particularly odd if I met a male Kelly, whereas I would with a female James. James is such a nice name, and it seems a shame if it is used for girls when there are loads more names available.