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

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 11,793 male babies that were named James in the US, which was 0.69% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name James peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1980 with a count of 39,314 babies, which was 2.20% of the total male babies born in the US in 1980.

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

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

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

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

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

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	39314	2.20
1981	38289	2.14
1982	38875	2.14
1983	36344	2.03
1984	35856	1.99
1985	35864	1.94
1986	34055	1.85
1987	32660	1.75
1988	32521	1.70
1989	32720	1.64
1990	32357	1.58
1991	30513	1.51
1992	28509	1.43
1993	26255	1.34
1994	24777	1.28
1995	22736	1.19
1996	21164	1.12
1997	20407	1.08
1998	19689	1.03
1999	18555	0.97
2000	17991	0.92
2001	17073	0.88
2002	16968	0.87
2003	16895	0.86
2004	16469	0.83
2005	16140	0.81
2006	16254	0.79
2007	15973	0.77
2008	15188	0.75
2009	14221	0.72
2010	13898	0.72
2011	13272	0.70
2012	13456	0.71
2013	13595	0.72
2014	14462	0.75
2015	14861	0.78
2016	14916	0.79
2017	14357	0.78
2018	13642	0.75
2019	13193	0.74
2020	12381	0.72
2021	12464	0.71
2022	12109	0.69
2023	11727	0.69
2024	11793	0.69