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

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 247 male babies that were named James in Washington, which was 0.76% of the total number of male babies born in Washington in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name James peaked as a male baby name in Washington in 1980 with a count of 611 babies, which was 1.96% of the total male babies born in Washington in 1980.

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

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

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

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

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

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	611	1.96
1981	585	1.84
1982	564	1.78
1983	556	1.77
1984	543	1.73
1985	537	1.70
1986	498	1.59
1987	491	1.55
1988	539	1.65
1989	512	1.51
1990	543	1.52
1991	485	1.35
1992	456	1.26
1993	403	1.17
1994	409	1.21
1995	353	1.06
1996	340	1.01
1997	309	0.92
1998	303	0.88
1999	283	0.82
2000	275	0.79
2001	257	0.76
2002	252	0.75
2003	256	0.76
2004	264	0.77
2005	265	0.76
2006	294	0.81
2007	283	0.76
2008	274	0.74
2009	282	0.76
2010	262	0.74
2011	283	0.79
2012	306	0.85
2013	257	0.72
2014	328	0.90
2015	321	0.87
2016	362	0.98
2017	321	0.90
2018	294	0.85
2019	273	0.80
2020	261	0.79
2021	263	0.79
2022	261	0.79
2023	267	0.84
2024	247	0.76