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

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 300 male babies that were named James in Michigan, which was 0.75% of the total number of male babies born in Michigan in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name James peaked as a male baby name in Michigan in 1980 with a count of 1,540 babies, which was 2.29% of the total male babies born in Michigan in 1980.

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

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

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

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

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

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	1540	2.29
1981	1459	2.22
1982	1448	2.23
1983	1317	2.11
1984	1261	1.98
1985	1191	1.83
1986	1186	1.86
1987	1214	1.88
1988	1162	1.80
1989	1202	1.73
1990	1177	1.66
1991	1121	1.63
1992	983	1.49
1993	919	1.44
1994	776	1.24
1995	691	1.14
1996	719	1.21
1997	659	1.11
1998	629	1.05
1999	594	1.01
2000	583	0.98
2001	533	0.91
2002	511	0.91
2003	494	0.87
2004	494	0.88
2005	453	0.83
2006	482	0.89
2007	471	0.88
2008	418	0.81
2009	347	0.70
2010	356	0.74
2011	372	0.77
2012	361	0.76
2013	352	0.73
2014	386	0.79
2015	386	0.81
2016	415	0.87
2017	384	0.83
2018	371	0.81
2019	377	0.86
2020	344	0.81
2021	300	0.70
2022	304	0.73
2023	305	0.76
2024	300	0.75