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

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 433 male babies that were named James in Pennsylvania, which was 0.83% of the total number of male babies born in Pennsylvania in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name James peaked as a male baby name in Pennsylvania in 1981 with a count of 1,891 babies, which was 2.44% of the total male babies born in Pennsylvania in 1981.

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

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

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

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

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

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	1831	2.39
1981	1891	2.44
1982	1859	2.38
1983	1717	2.24
1984	1592	2.10
1985	1691	2.19
1986	1570	2.03
1987	1527	1.97
1988	1566	1.98
1989	1482	1.82
1990	1487	1.81
1991	1478	1.84
1992	1232	1.58
1993	1188	1.57
1994	1100	1.50
1995	1040	1.47
1996	939	1.37
1997	927	1.41
1998	826	1.24
1999	738	1.12
2000	755	1.15
2001	671	1.05
2002	670	1.06
2003	642	1.00
2004	638	1.01
2005	656	1.03
2006	606	0.94
2007	630	0.97
2008	606	0.95
2009	553	0.89
2010	580	0.95
2011	535	0.88
2012	524	0.87
2013	536	0.90
2014	548	0.90
2015	555	0.93
2016	591	1.00
2017	541	0.93
2018	488	0.85
2019	516	0.92
2020	471	0.87
2021	473	0.85
2022	464	0.87
2023	432	0.83
2024	433	0.83