for boys in 2025
Data through 2025
James name popularity in England and Wales
James ranked #42 for boys in 2025. ONS recorded 1,211 boys named James.
ONS
9,853 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
James for boys and girls
Girls
3Share unavailable · data from 2016 to 2020
Boys
1,211100.0% in 2025 · data from 1996 to 2025
James in other countries and regions
Recent year-by-year data
The latest published years are shown first.
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 1,211 | #42 |
| 2024 | boys | 1,252 | #40 |
| 2023 | boys | 1,430 | #35 |
| 2022 | boys | 1,534 | #34 |
| 2021 | boys | 1,772 | #30 |
| 2020 | boys | 1,977 | #24 |
| 2020 | girls | 3 | #5493 |
| 2019 | boys | 2,336 | #22 |
| 2018 | boys | 2,536 | #21 |
| 2017 | boys | 2,925 | #17 |
| 2016 | boys | 3,580 | #12 |
| 2016 | girls | 3 | #5785 |
Show full history (32 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 1,211 | #42 |
| 2024 | boys | 1,252 | #40 |
| 2023 | boys | 1,430 | #35 |
| 2022 | boys | 1,534 | #34 |
| 2021 | boys | 1,772 | #30 |
| 2020 | boys | 1,977 | #24 |
| 2020 | girls | 3 | #5493 |
| 2019 | boys | 2,336 | #22 |
| 2018 | boys | 2,536 | #21 |
| 2017 | boys | 2,925 | #17 |
| 2016 | boys | 3,580 | #12 |
| 2016 | girls | 3 | #5785 |
| 2015 | boys | 3,912 | #11 |
| 2014 | boys | 4,167 | #9 |
| 2013 | boys | 4,236 | #9 |
| 2012 | boys | 4,495 | #10 |
| 2011 | boys | 4,945 | #8 |
| 2010 | boys | 4,351 | #10 |
| 2009 | boys | 4,544 | #9 |
| 2008 | boys | 5,170 | #9 |
| 2007 | boys | 5,136 | #9 |
| 2006 | boys | 5,411 | #6 |
| 2005 | boys | 5,654 | #4 |
| 2004 | boys | 6,135 | #4 |
| 2003 | boys | 6,305 | #4 |
| 2002 | boys | 6,377 | #4 |
| 2001 | boys | 7,026 | #4 |
| 2000 | boys | 7,489 | #3 |
| 1999 | boys | 8,748 | #3 |
| 1998 | boys | 9,197 | #3 |
| 1997 | boys | 9,853 | #2 |
| 1996 | boys | 9,385 | #4 |
Data from Office for National Statistics · through 2025.