Jamesmichael
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- jaymz-MY-kul
- Origin
- Hebrew
Jamesmichael is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “supplanter + who is like God”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jamesmichael mean?
Hebrew: combination of James and Michael
“supplanter + who is like God”
A double name joining James, a form of the Hebrew Jacob, with Michael, the archangel's name.
Is Jamesmichael a girl's or a boy's name?
Jamesmichael is a boys' name.
How popular is Jamesmichael in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1986, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the boys named Jamesmichael in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jamesmichael in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,152 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,954 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,606 |
| 1995 | 14 | #4,274 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,446 |
| 1993 | 16 | #3,812 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,223 |
| 1990 | 10 | #4,986 |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,011 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,781 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,726 |
| 1986 | 17 | #2,888 |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,398 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,219 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
Names like Jamesmichael
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Joshua, Josiah, Jacob, Israel, Samuel, Jeremiah, Jordan, Jake, Jeremy, Benjamin, Gabriel, Elijah
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Isaac, Ethan, Daniel, Elias, Mateo, Elsie, Levi, Eliana
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jamesmichael: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jamesmichael, updated 20 October 2026.