James
In 2025, James had a published SSA count of 12K in the boys series and ranked 6 among names in that series.
Rank
#6
Count
12K
Year
2025
Trend
Stable
Sex Split in Published History
girls series
0.5%
1880–2025 · 24K total across published yearly counts
boys series
99.5%
1880–2025 · 5.3M total across published yearly counts
Peak Popularity
Peak Year
1947
Peak Count
95K
Change Since Peak
-87.4%
Recent Changes
5-Year Change
-3.6%
10-Year Change
-19.6%
Popularity Over Time by Sex
girls series
boys series
View yearly SSA counts
| Year | Series | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 12K |
| 2025 | girls | 59 |
| 2024 | boys | 12K |
| 2024 | girls | 68 |
| 2023 | boys | 12K |
| 2023 | girls | 79 |
| 2022 | boys | 12K |
| 2022 | girls | 85 |
| 2021 | boys | 12K |
| 2021 | girls | 68 |
| 2020 | boys | 12K |
| 2020 | girls | 66 |
| 2019 | boys | 13K |
| 2019 | girls | 68 |
| 2018 | boys | 14K |
| 2018 | girls | 45 |
| 2017 | boys | 14K |
| 2017 | girls | 77 |
| 2016 | boys | 15K |
| 2016 | girls | 67 |
| 2015 | boys | 15K |
| 2015 | girls | 39 |
| 2014 | boys | 14K |
| 2014 | girls | 42 |
| 2013 | boys | 14K |
| 2013 | girls | 28 |
| 2012 | boys | 13K |
| 2012 | girls | 28 |
| 2011 | boys | 13K |
| 2011 | girls | 30 |
| 2010 | boys | 14K |
| 2010 | girls | 30 |
| 2009 | boys | 14K |
| 2009 | girls | 51 |
| 2008 | boys | 15K |
| 2008 | girls | 32 |
| 2007 | boys | 16K |
| 2007 | girls | 33 |
| 2006 | boys | 16K |
| 2006 | girls | 46 |
| 2005 | boys | 16K |
| 2005 | girls | 26 |
| 2004 | boys | 16K |
| 2004 | girls | 95 |
| 2003 | boys | 17K |
| 2003 | girls | 34 |
| 2002 | boys | 17K |
| 2002 | girls | 31 |
| 2001 | boys | 17K |
| 2001 | girls | 42 |
| 2000 | boys | 18K |
| 2000 | girls | 40 |
| 1999 | boys | 19K |
| 1999 | girls | 40 |
| 1998 | boys | 20K |
| 1998 | girls | 45 |
| 1997 | boys | 20K |
| 1997 | girls | 42 |
| 1996 | boys | 21K |
| 1996 | girls | 62 |
| 1995 | boys | 23K |
| 1995 | girls | 57 |
| 1994 | boys | 25K |
| 1994 | girls | 67 |
| 1993 | boys | 26K |
| 1993 | girls | 75 |
| 1992 | boys | 29K |
| 1992 | girls | 70 |
| 1991 | boys | 31K |
| 1991 | girls | 95 |
| 1990 | boys | 32K |
| 1990 | girls | 115 |
| 1989 | boys | 33K |
| 1989 | girls | 176 |
| 1988 | boys | 33K |
| 1988 | girls | 244 |
| 1987 | boys | 33K |
| 1987 | girls | 246 |
| 1986 | boys | 34K |
| 1986 | girls | 273 |
| 1985 | boys | 36K |
| 1985 | girls | 287 |
| 1984 | boys | 36K |
| 1984 | girls | 238 |
| 1983 | boys | 36K |
| 1983 | girls | 282 |
| 1982 | boys | 39K |
| 1982 | girls | 317 |
| 1981 | boys | 38K |
| 1981 | girls | 272 |
| 1980 | boys | 39K |
| 1980 | girls | 271 |
| 1979 | boys | 39K |
| 1979 | girls | 261 |
| 1978 | boys | 40K |
| 1978 | girls | 269 |
| 1977 | boys | 40K |
| 1977 | girls | 273 |
| 1976 | boys | 38K |
| 1976 | girls | 252 |
| 1975 | boys | 40K |
| 1975 | girls | 254 |
| 1974 | boys | 41K |
| 1974 | girls | 250 |
| 1973 | boys | 43K |
| 1973 | girls | 316 |
| 1972 | boys | 47K |
| 1972 | girls | 300 |
| 1971 | boys | 55K |
| 1971 | girls | 302 |
| 1970 | boys | 62K |
| 1970 | girls | 353 |
| 1969 | boys | 60K |
| 1969 | girls | 329 |
| 1968 | boys | 61K |
| 1968 | girls | 312 |
| 1967 | boys | 62K |
| 1967 | girls | 310 |
| 1966 | boys | 65K |
| 1966 | girls | 298 |
| 1965 | boys | 68K |
| 1965 | girls | 303 |
| 1964 | boys | 73K |
| 1964 | girls | 318 |
| 1963 | boys | 71K |
| 1963 | girls | 311 |
| 1962 | boys | 73K |
| 1962 | girls | 262 |
| 1961 | boys | 76K |
| 1961 | girls | 282 |
| 1960 | boys | 77K |
| 1960 | girls | 291 |
| 1959 | boys | 79K |
| 1959 | girls | 294 |
| 1958 | boys | 79K |
| 1958 | girls | 252 |
| 1957 | boys | 84K |
| 1957 | girls | 279 |
| 1956 | boys | 85K |
| 1956 | girls | 248 |
| 1955 | boys | 84K |
| 1955 | girls | 243 |
| 1954 | boys | 86K |
| 1954 | girls | 225 |
| 1953 | boys | 86K |
| 1953 | girls | 236 |
| 1952 | boys | 87K |
| 1952 | girls | 258 |
| 1951 | boys | 87K |
| 1951 | girls | 256 |
| 1950 | boys | 86K |
| 1950 | girls | 252 |
| 1949 | boys | 87K |
| 1949 | girls | 257 |
| 1948 | boys | 89K |
| 1948 | girls | 251 |
| 1947 | boys | 95K |
| 1947 | girls | 257 |
| 1946 | boys | 87K |
| 1946 | girls | 250 |
| 1945 | boys | 74K |
| 1945 | girls | 247 |
| 1944 | boys | 77K |
| 1944 | girls | 237 |
| 1943 | boys | 80K |
| 1943 | girls | 272 |
| 1942 | boys | 77K |
| 1942 | girls | 280 |
| 1941 | boys | 67K |
| 1941 | girls | 256 |
| 1940 | boys | 62K |
| 1940 | girls | 259 |
| 1939 | boys | 60K |
| 1939 | girls | 268 |
| 1938 | boys | 59K |
| 1938 | girls | 275 |
| 1937 | boys | 57K |
| 1937 | girls | 251 |
| 1936 | boys | 55K |
| 1936 | girls | 229 |
| 1935 | boys | 55K |
| 1935 | girls | 238 |
| 1934 | boys | 54K |
| 1934 | girls | 262 |
| 1933 | boys | 51K |
| 1933 | girls | 299 |
| 1932 | boys | 52K |
| 1932 | girls | 320 |
| 1931 | boys | 51K |
| 1931 | girls | 345 |
| 1930 | boys | 54K |
| 1930 | girls | 419 |
| 1929 | boys | 52K |
| 1929 | girls | 397 |
| 1928 | boys | 53K |
| 1928 | girls | 427 |
| 1927 | boys | 54K |
| 1927 | girls | 390 |
| 1926 | boys | 53K |
| 1926 | girls | 358 |
| 1925 | boys | 53K |
| 1925 | girls | 365 |
| 1924 | boys | 53K |
| 1924 | girls | 274 |
| 1923 | boys | 50K |
| 1923 | girls | 280 |
| 1922 | boys | 50K |
| 1922 | girls | 239 |
| 1921 | boys | 50K |
| 1921 | girls | 231 |
| 1920 | boys | 48K |
| 1920 | girls | 249 |
| 1919 | boys | 42K |
| 1919 | girls | 192 |
| 1918 | boys | 42K |
| 1918 | girls | 212 |
| 1917 | boys | 37K |
| 1917 | girls | 182 |
| 1916 | boys | 36K |
| 1916 | girls | 166 |
| 1915 | boys | 34K |
| 1915 | girls | 155 |
| 1914 | boys | 26K |
| 1914 | girls | 107 |
| 1913 | boys | 21K |
| 1913 | girls | 95 |
| 1912 | boys | 18K |
| 1912 | girls | 81 |
| 1911 | boys | 10K |
| 1911 | girls | 69 |
| 1910 | boys | 9K |
| 1910 | girls | 63 |
| 1909 | boys | 8K |
| 1909 | girls | 52 |
| 1908 | boys | 7K |
| 1908 | girls | 32 |
| 1907 | boys | 7K |
| 1907 | girls | 45 |
| 1906 | boys | 6K |
| 1906 | girls | 37 |
| 1905 | boys | 6K |
| 1905 | girls | 35 |
| 1904 | boys | 6K |
| 1904 | girls | 27 |
| 1903 | boys | 5K |
| 1903 | girls | 28 |
| 1902 | boys | 6K |
| 1902 | girls | 30 |
| 1901 | boys | 5K |
| 1901 | girls | 30 |
| 1900 | boys | 7K |
| 1900 | girls | 41 |
| 1899 | boys | 5K |
| 1899 | girls | 27 |
| 1898 | boys | 5K |
| 1898 | girls | 29 |
| 1897 | boys | 5K |
| 1897 | girls | 30 |
| 1896 | boys | 5K |
| 1896 | girls | 28 |
| 1895 | boys | 5K |
| 1895 | girls | 34 |
| 1894 | boys | 5K |
| 1894 | girls | 25 |
| 1893 | boys | 5K |
| 1893 | girls | 23 |
| 1892 | boys | 5K |
| 1892 | girls | 22 |
| 1891 | boys | 5K |
| 1891 | girls | 31 |
| 1890 | boys | 5K |
| 1890 | girls | 33 |
| 1889 | boys | 5K |
| 1889 | girls | 26 |
| 1888 | boys | 6K |
| 1888 | girls | 45 |
| 1887 | boys | 5K |
| 1887 | girls | 19 |
| 1886 | boys | 5K |
| 1886 | girls | 29 |
| 1885 | boys | 5K |
| 1885 | girls | 26 |
| 1884 | boys | 6K |
| 1884 | girls | 33 |
| 1883 | boys | 5K |
| 1883 | girls | 25 |
| 1882 | boys | 6K |
| 1882 | girls | 18 |
| 1881 | boys | 5K |
| 1881 | girls | 24 |
| 1880 | boys | 6K |
| 1880 | girls | 22 |