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

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 205 male babies that were named James in Minnesota, which was 0.85% of the total number of male babies born in Minnesota in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name James peaked as a male baby name in Minnesota in 1980 with a count of 522 babies, which was 1.61% of the total male babies born in Minnesota in 1980.

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

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

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

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

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

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	522	1.61
1981	515	1.57
1982	486	1.48
1983	413	1.32
1984	426	1.35
1985	442	1.40
1986	372	1.21
1987	342	1.12
1988	375	1.22
1989	388	1.23
1990	344	1.08
1991	365	1.18
1992	321	1.06
1993	290	0.98
1994	283	0.97
1995	253	0.89
1996	237	0.83
1997	215	0.75
1998	204	0.72
1999	243	0.84
2000	196	0.67
2001	204	0.70
2002	206	0.70
2003	182	0.61
2004	220	0.74
2005	219	0.73
2006	228	0.74
2007	205	0.68
2008	211	0.71
2009	203	0.70
2010	217	0.78
2011	250	0.89
2012	204	0.74
2013	201	0.72
2014	226	0.81
2015	233	0.82
2016	255	0.91
2017	230	0.85
2018	231	0.87
2019	226	0.86
2020	209	0.84
2021	234	0.93
2022	238	0.96
2023	204	0.85
2024	205	0.85