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

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 389 male babies that were named James in Illinois, which was 0.78% of the total number of male babies born in Illinois in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name James peaked as a male baby name in Illinois in 1980 with a count of 1,912 babies, which was 2.21% of the total male babies born in Illinois in 1980.

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

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

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

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

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

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	1912	2.21
1981	1730	2.04
1982	1739	2.07
1983	1666	2.04
1984	1602	1.96
1985	1553	1.89
1986	1464	1.83
1987	1420	1.74
1988	1369	1.64
1989	1421	1.64
1990	1354	1.52
1991	1313	1.50
1992	1210	1.40
1993	1157	1.35
1994	1057	1.25
1995	941	1.14
1996	846	1.05
1997	842	1.06
1998	837	1.04
1999	762	0.96
2000	705	0.88
2001	722	0.90
2002	670	0.85
2003	686	0.87
2004	692	0.88
2005	588	0.76
2006	644	0.84
2007	616	0.80
2008	597	0.80
2009	515	0.71
2010	474	0.68
2011	479	0.71
2012	484	0.73
2013	506	0.77
2014	486	0.73
2015	580	0.87
2016	526	0.82
2017	563	0.91
2018	523	0.88
2019	456	0.79
2020	448	0.82
2021	403	0.75
2022	412	0.80
2023	358	0.71
2024	389	0.78