James has been one of the top names for boys in the English-speaking world literally forever. Now it's being used for baby girls too, especially as a middle name.

Adding a y to a name makes it more feminine, in some people's eyes. So Jaymes may feel better-suited to baby girls than the traditional spelling. 

Eight baby girls were named Jaymes in the US last year along with 20 baby boys. Compare that with 80 baby girls named James vs. nearly 12,000 baby boys.

Because James is such a hugely popular boys' name, we understand if you want to set your daughter's name apart by varying the spelling.

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The only thing wrong with the name James is its popularity: James has been among the Top 20 boys' names in the US since the dawn of baby naming time.

The solution, for some parents, is to vary the spelling to Jaymes, but that may create another problem. Is it pronounced just like James or does it have two syllables? And if it's pronounced just like James, why not make life easier for everyone and spell it James

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