James, the No. 1 most popular boy's name over the past 100 years, is a derivative of the name Jacob, which itself comes from the Hebrew name Ya'aqov, meaning "holder of the heel" or "supplanter," according to the Bible. It was a top-five boy's name in the U.S. every year between 1900 and 1981 and remained in the top-20 until re-entering the top-10 in 2014, where it remains today. Numerous celebrities have joined in on the trend by naming their sons James, including actors Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker, "Spiderman" actress Kirsten Dunst, "The Vampire Diaries" actress Claire Holt, and "Hart of Dixie" actress Jaime King. Actors Ryan Reynold and Blake Lively raised the bar in 2014 when they named their daughter James.
