Trend of the Popularity of James as a Male Baby Name in New Jersey

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 332 male babies that were named James in New Jersey, which was 0.83% of the total number of male babies born in New Jersey in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name James peaked as a male baby name in New Jersey in 1985 with a count of 1,044 babies, which was 2.24% of the total male babies born in New Jersey in 1985.

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

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named James in New Jersey

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named James in New Jersey

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

Trend of the Popularity of James as a Male Baby Name in New Jersey

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	979	2.29
1981	982	2.31
1982	967	2.20
1983	957	2.18
1984	955	2.15
1985	1044	2.24
1986	1019	2.14
1987	936	1.88
1988	1008	1.96
1989	968	1.76
1990	971	1.77
1991	930	1.74
1992	889	1.69
1993	866	1.70
1994	793	1.57
1995	758	1.53
1996	674	1.39
1997	660	1.37
1998	628	1.29
1999	561	1.18
2000	554	1.16
2001	580	1.21
2002	532	1.11
2003	556	1.15
2004	528	1.11
2005	432	0.92
2006	453	0.96
2007	462	0.99
2008	429	0.94
2009	367	0.82
2010	358	0.84
2011	376	0.89
2012	360	0.87
2013	358	0.86
2014	395	0.94
2015	402	0.97
2016	389	0.94
2017	391	0.96
2018	374	0.93
2019	369	0.93
2020	375	0.95
2021	372	0.92
2022	348	0.86
2023	342	0.85
2024	332	0.83