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

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 92 male babies that were named James in Iowa, which was 0.67% of the total number of male babies born in Iowa in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name James peaked as a male baby name in Iowa in 1982 with a count of 361 babies, which was 1.70% of the total male babies born in Iowa in 1982.

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

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

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

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

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

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	335	1.48
1981	312	1.43
1982	361	1.70
1983	307	1.50
1984	294	1.46
1985	262	1.35
1986	243	1.34
1987	235	1.33
1988	221	1.25
1989	211	1.16
1990	224	1.21
1991	197	1.10
1992	183	1.04
1993	151	0.86
1994	158	0.93
1995	144	0.88
1996	137	0.83
1997	133	0.82
1998	132	0.81
1999	120	0.72
2000	124	0.75
2001	97	0.60
2002	94	0.58
2003	109	0.67
2004	100	0.62
2005	120	0.73
2006	115	0.68
2007	118	0.71
2008	87	0.53
2009	98	0.62
2010	99	0.65
2011	105	0.70
2012	114	0.75
2013	110	0.72
2014	132	0.84
2015	140	0.89
2016	113	0.74
2017	133	0.90
2018	112	0.78
2019	110	0.77
2020	105	0.77
2021	97	0.69
2022	123	0.88
2023	108	0.81
2024	92	0.67