for boys in 2025
Data through 2025
James name popularity in the United States
James ranked #6 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 11,945 boys named James.
SSA
94,767 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
James for boys and girls
Girls
590.5% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025
Boys
11,94599.5% in 2025 · data from 1880 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 | 11,945 | #6 |
| 2025 | girls | 59 | #2859 |
| 2024 | boys | 11,856 | #5 |
| 2024 | girls | 68 | #2585 |
| 2023 | boys | 11,739 | #4 |
| 2023 | girls | 79 | #2314 |
| 2022 | boys | 12,119 | #4 |
| 2022 | girls | 85 | #2208 |
| 2021 | boys | 12,474 | #5 |
| 2021 | girls | 68 | #2558 |
| 2020 | boys | 12,390 | #6 |
| 2020 | girls | 66 | #2580 |
Show full history (292 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 11,945 | #6 |
| 2025 | girls | 59 | #2859 |
| 2024 | boys | 11,856 | #5 |
| 2024 | girls | 68 | #2585 |
| 2023 | boys | 11,739 | #4 |
| 2023 | girls | 79 | #2314 |
| 2022 | boys | 12,119 | #4 |
| 2022 | girls | 85 | #2208 |
| 2021 | boys | 12,474 | #5 |
| 2021 | girls | 68 | #2558 |
| 2020 | boys | 12,390 | #6 |
| 2020 | girls | 66 | #2580 |
| 2019 | boys | 13,198 | #6 |
| 2019 | girls | 68 | #2561 |
| 2018 | boys | 13,650 | #4 |
| 2018 | girls | 45 | #3438 |
| 2017 | boys | 14,362 | #4 |
| 2017 | girls | 77 | #2357 |
| 2016 | boys | 14,920 | #5 |
| 2016 | girls | 67 | #2617 |
| 2015 | boys | 14,865 | #7 |
| 2015 | girls | 39 | #3842 |
| 2014 | boys | 14,464 | #9 |
| 2014 | girls | 42 | #3652 |
| 2013 | boys | 13,596 | #13 |
| 2013 | girls | 28 | #4887 |
| 2012 | boys | 13,458 | #14 |
| 2012 | girls | 28 | #4957 |
| 2011 | boys | 13,275 | #17 |
| 2011 | girls | 30 | #4681 |
| 2010 | boys | 13,901 | #19 |
| 2010 | girls | 30 | #4735 |
| 2009 | boys | 14,223 | #18 |
| 2009 | girls | 51 | #3252 |
| 2008 | boys | 15,190 | #17 |
| 2008 | girls | 32 | #4647 |
| 2007 | boys | 15,973 | #15 |
| 2007 | girls | 33 | #4475 |
| 2006 | boys | 16,255 | #16 |
| 2006 | girls | 46 | #3469 |
| 2005 | boys | 16,140 | #17 |
| 2005 | girls | 26 | #4958 |
| 2004 | boys | 16,469 | #18 |
| 2004 | girls | 95 | #1962 |
| 2003 | boys | 16,896 | #18 |
| 2003 | girls | 34 | #3946 |
| 2002 | boys | 16,968 | #18 |
| 2002 | girls | 31 | #4071 |
| 2001 | boys | 17,074 | #19 |
| 2001 | girls | 42 | #3256 |
| 2000 | boys | 17,991 | #18 |
| 2000 | girls | 40 | #3334 |
| 1999 | boys | 18,555 | #19 |
| 1999 | girls | 40 | #3188 |
| 1998 | boys | 19,690 | #18 |
| 1998 | girls | 45 | #2889 |
| 1997 | boys | 20,408 | #17 |
| 1997 | girls | 42 | #2874 |
| 1996 | boys | 21,165 | #17 |
| 1996 | girls | 62 | #2177 |
| 1995 | boys | 22,739 | #17 |
| 1995 | girls | 57 | #2309 |
| 1994 | boys | 24,778 | #14 |
| 1994 | girls | 67 | #2059 |
| 1993 | boys | 26,259 | #14 |
| 1993 | girls | 75 | #1882 |
| 1992 | boys | 28,513 | #9 |
| 1992 | girls | 70 | #1965 |
| 1991 | boys | 30,514 | #7 |
| 1991 | girls | 95 | #1599 |
| 1990 | boys | 32,359 | #8 |
| 1990 | girls | 115 | #1372 |
| 1989 | boys | 32,720 | #9 |
| 1989 | girls | 176 | #982 |
| 1988 | boys | 32,523 | #9 |
| 1988 | girls | 244 | #767 |
| 1987 | boys | 32,659 | #8 |
| 1987 | girls | 246 | #733 |
| 1986 | boys | 34,057 | #7 |
| 1986 | girls | 273 | #670 |
| 1985 | boys | 35,862 | #7 |
| 1985 | girls | 287 | #644 |
| 1984 | boys | 35,859 | #7 |
| 1984 | girls | 238 | #698 |
| 1983 | boys | 36,342 | #6 |
| 1983 | girls | 282 | #618 |
| 1982 | boys | 38,874 | #6 |
| 1982 | girls | 317 | #577 |
| 1981 | boys | 38,283 | #7 |
| 1981 | girls | 272 | #651 |
| 1980 | boys | 39,312 | #5 |
| 1980 | girls | 271 | #663 |
| 1979 | boys | 39,351 | #5 |
| 1979 | girls | 261 | #666 |
| 1978 | boys | 39,894 | #5 |
| 1978 | girls | 269 | #624 |
| 1977 | boys | 40,040 | #5 |
| 1977 | girls | 273 | #616 |
| 1976 | boys | 38,294 | #5 |
| 1976 | girls | 252 | #620 |
| 1975 | boys | 39,569 | #4 |
| 1975 | girls | 254 | #620 |
| 1974 | boys | 41,334 | #5 |
| 1974 | girls | 250 | #623 |
| 1973 | boys | 42,836 | #4 |
| 1973 | girls | 316 | #531 |
| 1972 | boys | 47,063 | #3 |
| 1972 | girls | 300 | #556 |
| 1971 | boys | 54,597 | #2 |
| 1971 | girls | 302 | #579 |
| 1970 | boys | 61,735 | #2 |
| 1970 | girls | 353 | #536 |
| 1969 | boys | 59,886 | #3 |
| 1969 | girls | 329 | #543 |
| 1968 | boys | 60,665 | #4 |
| 1968 | girls | 312 | #547 |
| 1967 | boys | 61,683 | #3 |
| 1967 | girls | 310 | #534 |
| 1966 | boys | 65,163 | #3 |
| 1966 | girls | 298 | #547 |
| 1965 | boys | 67,666 | #4 |
| 1965 | girls | 303 | #544 |
| 1964 | boys | 73,026 | #4 |
| 1964 | girls | 318 | #554 |
| 1963 | boys | 71,294 | #4 |
| 1963 | girls | 311 | #548 |
| 1962 | boys | 72,555 | #4 |
| 1962 | girls | 262 | #621 |
| 1961 | boys | 75,969 | #4 |
| 1961 | girls | 282 | #600 |
| 1960 | boys | 76,815 | #3 |
| 1960 | girls | 291 | #578 |
| 1959 | boys | 78,648 | #3 |
| 1959 | girls | 294 | #571 |
| 1958 | boys | 78,774 | #3 |
| 1958 | girls | 252 | #621 |
| 1957 | boys | 84,337 | #2 |
| 1957 | girls | 279 | #578 |
| 1956 | boys | 84,897 | #2 |
| 1956 | girls | 248 | #608 |
| 1955 | boys | 84,186 | #3 |
| 1955 | girls | 243 | #591 |
| 1954 | boys | 86,311 | #3 |
| 1954 | girls | 225 | #604 |
| 1953 | boys | 86,066 | #2 |
| 1953 | girls | 236 | #573 |
| 1952 | boys | 87,065 | #1 |
| 1952 | girls | 258 | #529 |
| 1951 | boys | 87,256 | #1 |
| 1951 | girls | 256 | #517 |
| 1950 | boys | 86,228 | #1 |
| 1950 | girls | 252 | #513 |
| 1949 | boys | 86,858 | #1 |
| 1949 | girls | 257 | #506 |
| 1948 | boys | 88,605 | #1 |
| 1948 | girls | 251 | #521 |
| 1947 | boys | 94,767 | #1 |
| 1947 | girls | 257 | #516 |
| 1946 | boys | 87,438 | #1 |
| 1946 | girls | 250 | #492 |
| 1945 | boys | 74,464 | #1 |
| 1945 | girls | 247 | #454 |
| 1944 | boys | 76,951 | #1 |
| 1944 | girls | 237 | #467 |
| 1943 | boys | 80,278 | #1 |
| 1943 | girls | 272 | #452 |
| 1942 | boys | 77,182 | #1 |
| 1942 | girls | 280 | #433 |
| 1941 | boys | 66,751 | #1 |
| 1941 | girls | 256 | #428 |
| 1940 | boys | 62,481 | #1 |
| 1940 | girls | 259 | #424 |
| 1939 | boys | 59,636 | #2 |
| 1939 | girls | 268 | #411 |
| 1938 | boys | 59,102 | #2 |
| 1938 | girls | 275 | #402 |
| 1937 | boys | 56,561 | #2 |
| 1937 | girls | 251 | #409 |
| 1936 | boys | 54,694 | #2 |
| 1936 | girls | 229 | #428 |
| 1935 | boys | 55,005 | #2 |
| 1935 | girls | 238 | #419 |
| 1934 | boys | 54,270 | #2 |
| 1934 | girls | 262 | #403 |
| 1933 | boys | 51,112 | #2 |
| 1933 | girls | 299 | #368 |
| 1932 | boys | 51,930 | #2 |
| 1932 | girls | 320 | #355 |
| 1931 | boys | 51,212 | #2 |
| 1931 | girls | 345 | #344 |
| 1930 | boys | 53,957 | #2 |
| 1930 | girls | 419 | #323 |
| 1929 | boys | 52,135 | #2 |
| 1929 | girls | 397 | #325 |
| 1928 | boys | 52,752 | #3 |
| 1928 | girls | 427 | #319 |
| 1927 | boys | 53,674 | #3 |
| 1927 | girls | 390 | #338 |
| 1926 | boys | 53,196 | #3 |
| 1926 | girls | 358 | #352 |
| 1925 | boys | 52,680 | #4 |
| 1925 | girls | 365 | #357 |
| 1924 | boys | 52,942 | #4 |
| 1924 | girls | 274 | #425 |
| 1923 | boys | 50,462 | #4 |
| 1923 | girls | 280 | #400 |
| 1922 | boys | 49,802 | #4 |
| 1922 | girls | 239 | #430 |
| 1921 | boys | 49,750 | #4 |
| 1921 | girls | 231 | #455 |
| 1920 | boys | 47,908 | #4 |
| 1920 | girls | 249 | #423 |
| 1919 | boys | 42,392 | #3 |
| 1919 | girls | 192 | #482 |
| 1918 | boys | 42,115 | #3 |
| 1918 | girls | 212 | #459 |
| 1917 | boys | 37,337 | #3 |
| 1917 | girls | 182 | #486 |
| 1916 | boys | 35,569 | #3 |
| 1916 | girls | 166 | #506 |
| 1915 | boys | 33,773 | #3 |
| 1915 | girls | 155 | #494 |
| 1914 | boys | 26,262 | #3 |
| 1914 | girls | 107 | #540 |
| 1913 | boys | 20,832 | #3 |
| 1913 | girls | 95 | #522 |
| 1912 | boys | 17,644 | #3 |
| 1912 | girls | 81 | #544 |
| 1911 | boys | 9,952 | #3 |
| 1911 | girls | 69 | #496 |
| 1910 | boys | 9,194 | #2 |
| 1910 | girls | 63 | #517 |
| 1909 | boys | 7,595 | #3 |
| 1909 | girls | 52 | #522 |
| 1908 | boys | 7,012 | #3 |
| 1908 | girls | 32 | #678 |
| 1907 | boys | 6,707 | #3 |
| 1907 | girls | 45 | #535 |
| 1906 | boys | 5,908 | #3 |
| 1906 | girls | 37 | #578 |
| 1905 | boys | 6,042 | #3 |
| 1905 | girls | 35 | #587 |
| 1904 | boys | 5,855 | #3 |
| 1904 | girls | 27 | #668 |
| 1903 | boys | 5,479 | #3 |
| 1903 | girls | 28 | #628 |
| 1902 | boys | 5,592 | #3 |
| 1902 | girls | 30 | #600 |
| 1901 | boys | 4,735 | #3 |
| 1901 | girls | 30 | #559 |
| 1900 | boys | 7,245 | #3 |
| 1900 | girls | 41 | #524 |
| 1899 | boys | 4,597 | #3 |
| 1899 | girls | 27 | #593 |
| 1898 | boys | 5,321 | #3 |
| 1898 | girls | 29 | #597 |
| 1897 | boys | 5,113 | #3 |
| 1897 | girls | 30 | #537 |
| 1896 | boys | 5,206 | #3 |
| 1896 | girls | 28 | #576 |
| 1895 | boys | 5,335 | #3 |
| 1895 | girls | 34 | #499 |
| 1894 | boys | 5,110 | #3 |
| 1894 | girls | 25 | #586 |
| 1893 | boys | 5,030 | #3 |
| 1893 | girls | 23 | #594 |
| 1892 | boys | 5,398 | #3 |
| 1892 | girls | 22 | #590 |
| 1891 | boys | 4,516 | #3 |
| 1891 | girls | 31 | #457 |
| 1890 | boys | 5,097 | #3 |
| 1890 | girls | 33 | #446 |
| 1889 | boys | 5,020 | #3 |
| 1889 | girls | 26 | #486 |
| 1888 | boys | 5,562 | #3 |
| 1888 | girls | 45 | #356 |
| 1887 | boys | 4,767 | #3 |
| 1887 | girls | 19 | #512 |
| 1886 | boys | 5,355 | #3 |
| 1886 | girls | 29 | #400 |
| 1885 | boys | 5,175 | #3 |
| 1885 | girls | 26 | #405 |
| 1884 | boys | 5,693 | #3 |
| 1884 | girls | 33 | #341 |
| 1883 | boys | 5,223 | #3 |
| 1883 | girls | 25 | #366 |
| 1882 | boys | 5,892 | #3 |
| 1882 | girls | 18 | #431 |
| 1881 | boys | 5,441 | #3 |
| 1881 | girls | 24 | #325 |
| 1880 | boys | 5,927 | #3 |
| 1880 | girls | 22 | #342 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.