James

Given to 5,274,520 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025
#2859
recorded as girls
#6
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
12,004
girls 59 · boys 11,945
Peak year
1944
76,951 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
5,274,520
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025James was most popular in 1944, when 76,951 babies recorded as boys got the name (56.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 11,945 babies were named James, ranking #6 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.02040608018801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1944 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025James was most popular in 1944, when 76,951 babies recorded as boys got the name (56.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 11,945 babies were named James, ranking #6 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.0204060801880192019602000Peak 1944

James was most popular in 1944, when 76,951 babies recorded as boys got the name (56.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 11,945 babies were named James, ranking #6 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 59 2859 11,945 6
2024 68 2585 11,856 5
2023 79 2314 11,739 4
2022 85 2208 12,119 4
2021 68 2558 12,474 5
2020 66 2580 12,390 6
2019 68 2561 13,198 6
2018 45 3438 13,650 4
2017 77 2357 14,362 4
2016 67 2617 14,920 5
2015 39 3842 14,865 7
2014 42 3652 14,464 9
2013 28 4887 13,596 13
2012 28 4957 13,458 14
2011 30 4681 13,275 17
2010 30 4735 13,901 19
2009 51 3252 14,223 18
2008 32 4647 15,190 17
2007 33 4475 15,973 15
2006 46 3469 16,255 16
2005 26 4958 16,140 17
2004 95 1962 16,469 18
2003 34 3946 16,896 18
2002 31 4071 16,968 18
2001 42 3256 17,074 19
2000 40 3334 17,991 18
1999 40 3188 18,555 19
1998 45 2889 19,690 18
1997 42 2874 20,408 17
1996 62 2177 21,165 17
1995 57 2309 22,739 17
1994 67 2059 24,778 14
1993 75 1882 26,259 14
1992 70 1965 28,513 9
1991 95 1599 30,514 7
1990 115 1372 32,359 8
1989 176 982 32,720 9
1988 244 767 32,523 9
1987 246 733 32,659 8
1986 273 670 34,057 7
1985 287 644 35,862 7
1984 238 698 35,859 7
1983 282 618 36,342 6
1982 317 577 38,874 6
1981 272 651 38,283 7
1980 271 663 39,312 5
1979 261 666 39,351 5
1978 269 624 39,894 5
1977 273 616 40,040 5
1976 252 620 38,294 5
1975 254 620 39,569 4
1974 250 623 41,334 5
1973 316 531 42,836 4
1972 300 556 47,063 3
1971 302 579 54,597 2
1970 353 536 61,735 2
1969 329 543 59,886 3
1968 312 547 60,665 4
1967 310 534 61,683 3
1966 298 547 65,163 3
1965 303 544 67,666 4
1964 318 554 73,026 4
1963 311 548 71,294 4
1962 262 621 72,555 4
1961 282 600 75,969 4
1960 291 578 76,815 3
1959 294 571 78,648 3
1958 252 621 78,774 3
1957 279 578 84,337 2
1956 248 608 84,897 2
1955 243 591 84,186 3
1954 225 604 86,311 3
1953 236 573 86,066 2
1952 258 529 87,065 1
1951 256 517 87,256 1
1950 252 513 86,228 1
1949 257 506 86,858 1
1948 251 521 88,605 1
1947 257 516 94,767 1
1946 250 492 87,438 1
1945 247 454 74,464 1
1944 237 467 76,951 1
1943 272 452 80,278 1
1942 280 433 77,182 1
1941 256 428 66,751 1
1940 259 424 62,481 1
1939 268 411 59,636 2
1938 275 402 59,102 2
1937 251 409 56,561 2
1936 229 428 54,694 2
1935 238 419 55,005 2
1934 262 403 54,270 2
1933 299 368 51,112 2
1932 320 355 51,930 2
1931 345 344 51,212 2
1930 419 323 53,957 2
1929 397 325 52,135 2
1928 427 319 52,752 3
1927 390 338 53,674 3
1926 358 352 53,196 3
1925 365 357 52,680 4
1924 274 425 52,942 4
1923 280 400 50,462 4
1922 239 430 49,802 4
1921 231 455 49,750 4
1920 249 423 47,908 4
1919 192 482 42,392 3
1918 212 459 42,115 3
1917 182 486 37,337 3
1916 166 506 35,569 3
1915 155 494 33,773 3
1914 107 540 26,262 3
1913 95 522 20,832 3
1912 81 544 17,644 3
1911 69 496 9,952 3
1910 63 517 9,194 2
1909 52 522 7,595 3
1908 32 678 7,012 3
1907 45 535 6,707 3
1906 37 578 5,908 3
1905 35 587 6,042 3
1904 27 668 5,855 3
1903 28 628 5,479 3
1902 30 600 5,592 3
1901 30 559 4,735 3
1900 41 524 7,245 3
1899 27 593 4,597 3
1898 29 597 5,321 3
1897 30 537 5,113 3
1896 28 576 5,206 3
1895 34 499 5,335 3
1894 25 586 5,110 3
1893 23 594 5,030 3
1892 22 590 5,398 3
1891 31 457 4,516 3
1890 33 446 5,097 3
1889 26 486 5,020 3
1888 45 356 5,562 3
1887 19 512 4,767 3
1886 29 400 5,355 3
1885 26 405 5,175 3
1884 33 341 5,693 3
1883 25 366 5,223 3
1882 18 431 5,892 3
1881 24 325 5,441 3
1880 22 342 5,927 3

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Other spellings

Jamese · 775 Jamez · 647 Jamis · 278 Jamas · 170 Jameis · 162 Jams · 158 Jamise · 151

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Where James is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years