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

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 425 male babies that were named James in Virginia, which was 1.13% of the total number of male babies born in Virginia in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name James peaked as a male baby name in Virginia in 1982 with a count of 1,114 babies, which was 3.16% of the total male babies born in Virginia in 1982.

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

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

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

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

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

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	1031	3.04
1981	1046	3.03
1982	1114	3.16
1983	987	2.82
1984	1013	2.82
1985	1061	2.81
1986	1045	2.76
1987	1011	2.56
1988	986	2.46
1989	997	2.38
1990	1017	2.35
1991	988	2.35
1992	868	2.06
1993	783	1.91
1994	726	1.77
1995	723	1.81
1996	652	1.67
1997	688	1.78
1998	643	1.62
1999	607	1.52
2000	589	1.44
2001	550	1.35
2002	573	1.42
2003	577	1.39
2004	563	1.32
2005	509	1.18
2006	498	1.13
2007	538	1.21
2008	472	1.10
2009	450	1.07
2010	439	1.06
2011	436	1.06
2012	464	1.11
2013	426	1.02
2014	467	1.10
2015	499	1.18
2016	508	1.22
2017	473	1.16
2018	432	1.06
2019	431	1.09
2020	393	1.02
2021	423	1.08
2022	410	1.07
2023	414	1.11
2024	425	1.13