Trend of the Popularity of James as a Male Baby Name in South Carolina

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 262 male babies that were named James in South Carolina, which was 1.26% of the total number of male babies born in South Carolina in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name James peaked as a male baby name in South Carolina in 1983 with a count of 771 babies, which was 3.72% of the total male babies born in South Carolina in 1983.

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

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named James in South Carolina

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named James in South Carolina

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

Trend of the Popularity of James as a Male Baby Name in South Carolina

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	770	3.58
1981	764	3.62
1982	736	3.50
1983	771	3.72
1984	681	3.31
1985	682	3.19
1986	674	3.20
1987	693	3.23
1988	605	2.69
1989	693	2.94
1990	718	2.96
1991	638	2.74
1992	630	2.79
1993	530	2.46
1994	473	2.29
1995	450	2.26
1996	431	2.19
1997	402	1.99
1998	419	2.04
1999	419	2.04
2000	399	1.91
2001	379	1.84
2002	375	1.87
2003	374	1.82
2004	372	1.78
2005	331	1.56
2006	346	1.53
2007	372	1.62
2008	300	1.30
2009	286	1.32
2010	301	1.43
2011	258	1.23
2012	279	1.34
2013	278	1.31
2014	285	1.33
2015	299	1.39
2016	272	1.28
2017	253	1.21
2018	268	1.28
2019	240	1.17
2020	250	1.25
2021	252	1.25
2022	250	1.22
2023	251	1.23
2024	262	1.26