Trend of the Popularity of James as a Male Baby Name in California

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 1,019 male babies that were named James in California, which was 0.57% of the total number of male babies born in California in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name James peaked as a male baby name in California in 1985 with a count of 3,224 babies, which was 1.44% of the total male babies born in California in 1985.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in California that were named James, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in California that were named James.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named James in California

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named James in California

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in California who were named James from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of James as a Male Baby Name in California

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	3023	1.57
1981	3018	1.50
1982	3209	1.57
1983	3066	1.48
1984	3163	1.49
1985	3224	1.44
1986	3046	1.33
1987	2920	1.22
1988	3102	1.23
1989	3100	1.15
1990	3114	1.07
1991	2969	1.03
1992	2715	0.96
1993	2374	0.86
1994	2286	0.86
1995	2012	0.77
1996	1848	0.73
1997	1778	0.72
1998	1663	0.68
1999	1508	0.62
2000	1481	0.60
2001	1396	0.57
2002	1472	0.60
2003	1513	0.60
2004	1517	0.60
2005	1474	0.58
2006	1413	0.54
2007	1437	0.55
2008	1413	0.56
2009	1299	0.54
2010	1298	0.56
2011	1252	0.54
2012	1284	0.56
2013	1318	0.58
2014	1593	0.69
2015	1551	0.69
2016	1636	0.73
2017	1516	0.70
2018	1464	0.71
2019	1361	0.67
2020	1155	0.61
2021	1167	0.62
2022	1097	0.58
2023	1005	0.56
2024	1019	0.57