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What does Jim mean?
Jim 
▼ as a boys' name is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Jim is "he who supplants". Short form of James. Also used as an independent name. Actors Jim Broadbent, Jim Carrey. Also form of Jacob.
ENDS WITH -im
ASSOCIATED WITH supplants (victory)
Variations
VARIANTS Jimi, Jimmee, Jimmey, Jimmie▼, Jimmy▼, Jimson
SEE ALSO Kimo
RELATIONS VIA JAMES Jago, Jagu, Jaime, Jaimey, Jaimie, Jame, Jamey▼, Jamie▼, Jayme, Jem, Jemmy, Jimbo
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Jim Boyd (J.B.), ..
How popular is Jim?
Jim is a very prominent first name for males (#153 out of 1220, Top 12%) and also a very prominent surname for all people (#9032 out of 150436, Top 6%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Jim entered the list in 1880-1889 and reached its apex rank of #51 in the U.S. then, but is not found in the list at the moment. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent varying forms of Jim are James (#4 IN RECENT RANKINGS), Jacob (#13), Jaime (#512), Jimmy (#653), Jamie (#722), Jaimie, Jame, Jamey, Jayme, Jimi, Jimmey and Jimmie. Other variants, like Jem, are seldom used. These forms of Jim were popular as birth names 78 years ago (AVERAGE #965) and have become much less common since (#1377, ▼76%), with forms like James becoming somewhat outmoded.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Kim▼, Sim▼, Tim▼ and Wim. These names tend to be less commonly used than Jim.
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