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

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 421 male babies that were named James in Ohio, which was 0.80% of the total number of male babies born in Ohio in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name James peaked as a male baby name in Ohio in 1980 with a count of 2,088 babies, which was 2.56% of the total male babies born in Ohio in 1980.

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

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

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

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

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

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	2088	2.56
1981	1916	2.38
1982	1968	2.49
1983	1749	2.30
1984	1697	2.22
1985	1637	2.12
1986	1538	2.04
1987	1554	2.04
1988	1553	2.02
1989	1426	1.83
1990	1461	1.83
1991	1404	1.76
1992	1280	1.66
1993	1225	1.64
1994	1111	1.51
1995	1041	1.45
1996	962	1.37
1997	895	1.28
1998	817	1.17
1999	800	1.15
2000	778	1.10
2001	742	1.09
2002	715	1.07
2003	708	1.06
2004	718	1.08
2005	666	1.02
2006	633	0.95
2007	635	0.97
2008	599	0.93
2009	585	0.93
2010	529	0.87
2011	494	0.83
2012	518	0.87
2013	547	0.92
2014	490	0.81
2015	513	0.85
2016	520	0.88
2017	462	0.79
2018	493	0.86
2019	500	0.88
2020	469	0.86
2021	424	0.78
2022	424	0.80
2023	369	0.70
2024	421	0.80