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

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 249 male babies that were named James in Missouri, which was 0.91% of the total number of male babies born in Missouri in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name James peaked as a male baby name in Missouri in 1980 with a count of 954 babies, which was 2.55% of the total male babies born in Missouri in 1980.

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

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

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

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

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

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	954	2.55
1981	914	2.50
1982	933	2.54
1983	856	2.39
1984	858	2.41
1985	825	2.24
1986	761	2.12
1987	720	2.01
1988	696	1.91
1989	682	1.81
1990	691	1.82
1991	681	1.83
1992	624	1.72
1993	535	1.50
1994	515	1.48
1995	470	1.37
1996	424	1.23
1997	404	1.17
1998	427	1.23
1999	395	1.16
2000	354	1.03
2001	343	1.03
2002	352	1.06
2003	307	0.91
2004	334	0.99
2005	323	0.95
2006	343	0.98
2007	320	0.91
2008	323	0.94
2009	285	0.85
2010	311	0.95
2011	265	0.82
2012	281	0.89
2013	276	0.87
2014	289	0.89
2015	276	0.87
2016	309	0.98
2017	299	0.98
2018	269	0.89
2019	255	0.86
2020	244	0.86
2021	247	0.87
2022	248	0.89
2023	235	0.88
2024	249	0.91