Jim

English, diminutive of James

"supplanter"

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.

Jim Rank in US Top 1000

# 994 in the US

Popularity of the name Jim

• 1745 Nameberry 2021
• 463 Germany 2016
• 109 Netherlands 2015

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Famous People Named Jim

• James Francis "Jim" Thorpe American Olympic athlete and football player
• James Robert "Jim" Davis American creator of Garfield comic strip
• James Joseph "Jim" Parsons American actor
• James Douglas "Jim" Morrison lead singer of American band The Doors
• James Anthony "Jim" Sturgess English actor
• James Joseph "Jim" Harbaugh American football coach
• James Eugene "Jim" Carrey Canadian actor
• James Maury "Jim" Henson American creator of The Muppets
• James Adam "Jim" Belushi American actor
• James Joseph "Jim" Norton American comedian
• James Howard "Jim" Thome American baseball player
• James Alfred "Jim" Chapman English YouTube personality
• James "Jim" Rash American actor
• James Orsen "Jim" Bakker American televangelist
• James McLeish "Jim" Reid lead singer of American band The Jesus and Mary Chain
• James Robert "Jim Bob" Duggar Gothard cult member and American reality TV personality of "19 Kids and Counting"
• James Edward "Jim" Carter English actor
• Jim Rose founder of the Jim Rose Circus
• James Francis "Jim" Cameron Canadian filmmaker, director, and producer
• Abilio James "Jim" Acosta respected American news journalist, Chief White House Correspondent for CNN

The name Jim in Pop Culture

• James Tiberius "Jim" Kirk character in the Star Trek series
• James "Jim" Halpert character on TV's "The Office"
• James "Jim" Brass character on TV's "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"
• Jim McConnell character in film "Mission to Mars"
• Jim character in Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn"
• James "Jim" Hawkins a main character in R.L. Stevenson's "Treasure Island"
• Jim minor character on TV's "The Walking Dead"
• Jim Friedman character from the movie "Blended"
• Jim Hudson character from TV series "Revolution"
• Jim and the Povolos American band
• Jim character from "A Single Man"
• Jim Hopper character on TV's "Stranger Things"
• Jim Raynor character from the StarCraft series
• James "Jim" Lake Jr., main character in the Netflix series "Trollhunters"
• Jim Pickens a reoccurring character on the YouTube channel CallMeKevin
• Jim Burden main character in Willa Cather's "My Ántonia"