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

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 642 male babies that were named James in New York, which was 0.75% of the total number of male babies born in New York in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name James peaked as a male baby name in New York in 1982 with a count of 2,355 babies, which was 2.03% of the total male babies born in New York in 1982.

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

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

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

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

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

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	2275	2.02
1981	2255	1.99
1982	2355	2.03
1983	2229	1.91
1984	2264	1.94
1985	2246	1.86
1986	2135	1.75
1987	2108	1.68
1988	2110	1.63
1989	2172	1.61
1990	2191	1.58
1991	2041	1.52
1992	1982	1.50
1993	1819	1.41
1994	1717	1.37
1995	1587	1.30
1996	1492	1.26
1997	1375	1.20
1998	1295	1.12
1999	1243	1.09
2000	1187	1.04
2001	1112	1.00
2002	1071	0.97
2003	1124	1.01
2004	1127	1.03
2005	988	0.91
2006	1048	0.96
2007	990	0.89
2008	959	0.88
2009	933	0.87
2010	901	0.85
2011	890	0.85
2012	848	0.81
2013	884	0.86
2014	905	0.88
2015	924	0.90
2016	879	0.88
2017	890	0.91
2018	762	0.80
2019	827	0.88
2020	709	0.81
2021	744	0.84
2022	618	0.71
2023	678	0.79
2024	642	0.75