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

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 201 male babies that were named James in Kentucky, which was 0.99% of the total number of male babies born in Kentucky in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name James peaked as a male baby name in Kentucky in 1980 with a count of 1,087 babies, which was 3.87% of the total male babies born in Kentucky in 1980.

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

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

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

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

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

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	1087	3.87
1981	1038	3.84
1982	933	3.48
1983	865	3.38
1984	883	3.59
1985	843	3.40
1986	771	3.22
1987	771	3.23
1988	695	2.94
1989	757	3.10
1990	779	3.14
1991	712	2.88
1992	648	2.67
1993	639	2.67
1994	586	2.50
1995	559	2.41
1996	542	2.34
1997	539	2.32
1998	502	2.14
1999	461	1.97
2000	475	1.96
2001	401	1.72
2002	421	1.82
2003	456	1.98
2004	340	1.55
2005	400	1.71
2006	369	1.54
2007	365	1.51
2008	332	1.41
2009	334	1.43
2010	293	1.30
2011	232	1.05
2012	307	1.38
2013	280	1.26
2014	286	1.29
2015	275	1.25
2016	260	1.19
2017	262	1.21
2018	205	0.98
2019	237	1.16
2020	221	1.13
2021	236	1.19
2022	197	1.00
2023	183	0.93
2024	201	0.99