Jim
English, diminutive of James
"supplanter"Share
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Updated Thu Apr 18 2024
Jim Origin and Meaning
The name Jim is a boy's name of English origin meaning "supplanter".
Peaked in the 1940s, but still an amiable classic, a la Joe and Tom -- though rarely used on its own.
# 994 in the US
Jim Rank in US Top 1000
Jim Popularity
- 1745Nameberry2021
- 463Germany2016
- 109Netherlands2015
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Famous People Named Jim
- James Francis "Jim" ThorpeAmerican Olympic athlete and football player
- James Robert "Jim" DavisAmerican creator of Garfield comic strip
- James Joseph "Jim" ParsonsAmerican actor
- James Douglas "Jim" Morrisonlead singer of American band The Doors
- James Anthony "Jim" SturgessEnglish actor
- James Joseph "Jim" HarbaughAmerican football coach
- James Eugene "Jim" CarreyCanadian actor
- James Maury "Jim" HensonAmerican creator of The Muppets
- James Adam "Jim" BelushiAmerican actor
- James Joseph "Jim" NortonAmerican comedian
- James Howard "Jim" ThomeAmerican baseball player
- James Alfred "Jim" ChapmanEnglish YouTube personality
- James "Jim" RashAmerican actor
- James Orsen "Jim" BakkerAmerican televangelist
- James McLeish "Jim" Reidlead singer of American band The Jesus and Mary Chain
- James Robert "Jim Bob" DuggarGothard cult member and American reality TV personality of "19 Kids and Counting"
- James Edward "Jim" CarterEnglish actor
- Jim Rosefounder of the Jim Rose Circus
- James Francis "Jim" CameronCanadian filmmaker, director, and producer
- Abilio James "Jim" Acostarespected American news journalist, Chief White House Correspondent for CNN
Jim in Pop Culture
- James Tiberius "Jim" Kirkcharacter in the Star Trek series
- James "Jim" Halpertcharacter on TV's "The Office"
- James "Jim" Brasscharacter on TV's "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"
- Jim McConnellcharacter in film "Mission to Mars"
- Jimcharacter in Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn"
- James "Jim" Hawkinsa main character in R.L. Stevenson's "Treasure Island"
- Jimminor character on TV's "The Walking Dead"
- Jim Friedmancharacter from the movie "Blended"
- Jim Hudsoncharacter from TV series "Revolution"
- Jim and the PovolosAmerican band
- Jimcharacter from "A Single Man"
- Jim Hoppercharacter on TV's "Stranger Things"
- Jim Raynorcharacter from the StarCraft series
- James "Jim" LakeJr., main character in the Netflix series "Trollhunters"
- Jim Pickensa reoccurring character on the YouTube channel CallMeKevin