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

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 1,005 male babies that were named James in Texas, which was 0.56% of the total number of male babies born in Texas in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name James peaked as a male baby name in Texas in 1982 with a count of 3,055 babies, which was 2.12% of the total male babies born in Texas in 1982.

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

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

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

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

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

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	2842	2.13
1981	2978	2.16
1982	3055	2.12
1983	2940	2.07
1984	2869	2.01
1985	2899	1.97
1986	2664	1.82
1987	2332	1.63
1988	2289	1.59
1989	2310	1.56
1990	2205	1.44
1991	2050	1.34
1992	1988	1.30
1993	1783	1.17
1994	1732	1.13
1995	1556	1.02
1996	1493	0.96
1997	1469	0.94
1998	1450	0.90
1999	1382	0.84
2000	1295	0.76
2001	1241	0.72
2002	1279	0.73
2003	1196	0.68
2004	1151	0.64
2005	1211	0.67
2006	1194	0.64
2007	1128	0.59
2008	1194	0.63
2009	1081	0.58
2010	1044	0.59
2011	950	0.54
2012	1045	0.59
2013	1068	0.59
2014	1191	0.64
2015	1283	0.68
2016	1273	0.69
2017	1251	0.71
2018	1205	0.69
2019	1081	0.62
2020	1048	0.62
2021	1061	0.62
2022	1067	0.60
2023	997	0.56
2024	1005	0.56