Throughout the world, جیمس (James 
, جیمس) is a prevalent boy's first name. The first name جیمس is characteristic of the United States, where it is a widespread male name, Ireland, where it is a common boy's name, and the United Kingdom (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in the United States, Nigeria, and the United Kingdom. Much less frequently, جیمس is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| James | United Kingdom, Kenya, Tanzania, Nigeria, United States |
Chaime, Diego, Džeimss, Giacomo, Iacobus, Iacopo, Jaakko, Jacb, Jacco, Jaco, Jacob, Jacobo, Jacobus, Jacopo, Jacques, Jacó, Jakab, Jakez, Jakob, Jakov, Jakow, Jakub, Jakubs, Jakób, Jakúb, Jamie, Jaume, Jaymes, Jim, Jimi, Jiminy, Jimmi, Jimmie, Jimmy, Jockel, Jokūbas, Jyms, Jämes, Santiago, Santjago, Seamus, Séamus, Thiago, Yacob, Yakiv, Yakov, Yakub, Yakup, Yaqoob, Yaqoub,
جیمس is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: St. James the Elder, Apostle , the one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, Gospel of Mark; Harry Potter , the fictional character of the Harry Potter book series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone; James Bond , the fictional character, Skyfall; Wolverine , the fictional character in Marvel Comics, Logan and James T. Kirk , the character in the Star Trek media franchise, Star Trek: The Original Series, and in many other works.