James
Boy and girl name · Hebrew origin
James at a glance
- Used as
- Boy and girl name
- Origin (boy)
- Hebrew
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #5 in 2024
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #2,573 in 2024
James popularity in the U.S.
As a boy name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #3 | 5,927 |
| 1890 | #3 | 5,097 |
| 1900 | #3 | 7,245 |
| 1910 | #2 | 9,194 |
| 1920 | #4 | 47,908 |
| 1930 | #2 | 53,957 |
| 1940 | #1 | 62,481 |
| 1947 | #1 | 94,763 |
| 1950 | #1 | 86,223 |
| 1960 | #3 | 76,804 |
| 1970 | #2 | 61,740 |
| 1980 | #5 | 39,314 |
| 1990 | #8 | 32,357 |
| 2000 | #18 | 17,991 |
| 2010 | #19 | 13,898 |
| 2020 | #6 | 12,381 |
| 2024 | #5 | 11,793 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #3 | 5,927 |
| 1881 | #3 | 5,441 |
| 1882 | #3 | 5,892 |
| 1883 | #3 | 5,223 |
| 1884 | #3 | 5,693 |
| 1885 | #3 | 5,175 |
| 1886 | #3 | 5,355 |
| 1887 | #3 | 4,768 |
| 1888 | #3 | 5,562 |
| 1889 | #3 | 5,020 |
| 1890 | #3 | 5,097 |
| 1891 | #3 | 4,516 |
| 1892 | #3 | 5,398 |
| 1893 | #3 | 5,030 |
| 1894 | #3 | 5,110 |
| 1895 | #3 | 5,335 |
| 1896 | #3 | 5,206 |
| 1897 | #3 | 5,113 |
| 1898 | #3 | 5,321 |
| 1899 | #3 | 4,597 |
| 1900 | #3 | 7,245 |
| 1901 | #3 | 4,735 |
| 1902 | #3 | 5,592 |
| 1903 | #3 | 5,479 |
| 1904 | #3 | 5,855 |
| 1905 | #3 | 6,042 |
| 1906 | #3 | 5,908 |
| 1907 | #3 | 6,707 |
| 1908 | #3 | 7,012 |
| 1909 | #3 | 7,595 |
| 1910 | #2 | 9,194 |
| 1911 | #3 | 9,952 |
| 1912 | #3 | 17,644 |
| 1913 | #3 | 20,832 |
| 1914 | #3 | 26,262 |
| 1915 | #3 | 33,773 |
| 1916 | #3 | 35,568 |
| 1917 | #3 | 37,338 |
| 1918 | #3 | 42,115 |
| 1919 | #3 | 42,392 |
| 1920 | #4 | 47,908 |
| 1921 | #4 | 49,750 |
| 1922 | #4 | 49,803 |
| 1923 | #4 | 50,463 |
| 1924 | #4 | 52,941 |
| 1925 | #4 | 52,679 |
| 1926 | #3 | 53,197 |
| 1927 | #3 | 53,675 |
| 1928 | #3 | 52,753 |
| 1929 | #2 | 52,133 |
| 1930 | #2 | 53,957 |
| 1931 | #2 | 51,213 |
| 1932 | #2 | 51,931 |
| 1933 | #2 | 51,110 |
| 1934 | #2 | 54,269 |
| 1935 | #2 | 55,002 |
| 1936 | #2 | 54,696 |
| 1937 | #2 | 56,562 |
| 1938 | #2 | 59,102 |
| 1939 | #2 | 59,636 |
| 1940 | #1 | 62,481 |
| 1941 | #1 | 66,752 |
| 1942 | #1 | 77,180 |
| 1943 | #1 | 80,275 |
| 1944 | #1 | 76,951 |
| 1945 | #1 | 74,466 |
| 1946 | #1 | 87,436 |
| 1947 | #1 | 94,763 |
| 1948 | #1 | 88,604 |
| 1949 | #1 | 86,859 |
| 1950 | #1 | 86,223 |
| 1951 | #1 | 87,257 |
| 1952 | #1 | 87,066 |
| 1953 | #2 | 86,071 |
| 1954 | #3 | 86,312 |
| 1955 | #3 | 84,184 |
| 1956 | #2 | 84,903 |
| 1957 | #2 | 84,343 |
| 1958 | #3 | 78,773 |
| 1959 | #3 | 78,644 |
| 1960 | #3 | 76,804 |
| 1961 | #4 | 75,959 |
| 1962 | #4 | 72,561 |
| 1963 | #4 | 71,291 |
| 1964 | #4 | 73,021 |
| 1965 | #4 | 67,674 |
| 1966 | #3 | 65,163 |
| 1967 | #3 | 61,688 |
| 1968 | #4 | 60,666 |
| 1969 | #3 | 59,894 |
| 1970 | #2 | 61,740 |
| 1971 | #2 | 54,603 |
| 1972 | #3 | 47,064 |
| 1973 | #4 | 42,838 |
| 1974 | #5 | 41,336 |
| 1975 | #4 | 39,574 |
| 1976 | #5 | 38,298 |
| 1977 | #5 | 40,043 |
| 1978 | #5 | 39,902 |
| 1979 | #5 | 39,351 |
| 1980 | #5 | 39,314 |
| 1981 | #7 | 38,289 |
| 1982 | #6 | 38,875 |
| 1983 | #6 | 36,344 |
| 1984 | #7 | 35,856 |
| 1985 | #7 | 35,864 |
| 1986 | #7 | 34,055 |
| 1987 | #8 | 32,660 |
| 1988 | #9 | 32,521 |
| 1989 | #9 | 32,720 |
| 1990 | #8 | 32,357 |
| 1991 | #7 | 30,513 |
| 1992 | #9 | 28,509 |
| 1993 | #14 | 26,255 |
| 1994 | #14 | 24,777 |
| 1995 | #17 | 22,736 |
| 1996 | #17 | 21,164 |
| 1997 | #17 | 20,407 |
| 1998 | #18 | 19,689 |
| 1999 | #19 | 18,555 |
| 2000 | #18 | 17,991 |
| 2001 | #19 | 17,073 |
| 2002 | #18 | 16,968 |
| 2003 | #18 | 16,895 |
| 2004 | #17 | 16,469 |
| 2005 | #17 | 16,140 |
| 2006 | #16 | 16,254 |
| 2007 | #15 | 15,973 |
| 2008 | #17 | 15,188 |
| 2009 | #18 | 14,221 |
| 2010 | #19 | 13,898 |
| 2011 | #17 | 13,272 |
| 2012 | #14 | 13,456 |
| 2013 | #13 | 13,595 |
| 2014 | #9 | 14,462 |
| 2015 | #7 | 14,861 |
| 2016 | #5 | 14,916 |
| 2017 | #4 | 14,357 |
| 2018 | #4 | 13,642 |
| 2019 | #6 | 13,193 |
| 2020 | #6 | 12,381 |
| 2021 | #5 | 12,464 |
| 2022 | #4 | 12,109 |
| 2023 | #4 | 11,727 |
| 2024 | #5 | 11,793 |
As a girl name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #342 | 22 |
| 1890 | #446 | 33 |
| 1900 | #524 | 41 |
| 1910 | #517 | 63 |
| 1920 | #423 | 249 |
| 1928 | #319 | 427 |
| 1930 | #323 | 419 |
| 1940 | #424 | 259 |
| 1950 | #513 | 252 |
| 1960 | #578 | 291 |
| 1970 | #534 | 354 |
| 1980 | #663 | 271 |
| 1990 | #1,372 | 115 |
| 2000 | #3,333 | 40 |
| 2010 | #4,734 | 30 |
| 2020 | #2,578 | 66 |
| 2024 | #2,573 | 68 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #342 | 22 |
| 1881 | #325 | 24 |
| 1882 | #431 | 18 |
| 1883 | #366 | 25 |
| 1884 | #341 | 33 |
| 1885 | #405 | 26 |
| 1886 | #400 | 29 |
| 1887 | #512 | 19 |
| 1888 | #356 | 45 |
| 1889 | #486 | 26 |
| 1890 | #446 | 33 |
| 1891 | #457 | 31 |
| 1892 | #590 | 22 |
| 1893 | #594 | 23 |
| 1894 | #586 | 25 |
| 1895 | #499 | 34 |
| 1896 | #576 | 28 |
| 1897 | #537 | 30 |
| 1898 | #597 | 29 |
| 1899 | #593 | 27 |
| 1900 | #524 | 41 |
| 1901 | #559 | 30 |
| 1902 | #600 | 30 |
| 1903 | #628 | 28 |
| 1904 | #668 | 27 |
| 1905 | #587 | 35 |
| 1906 | #578 | 37 |
| 1907 | #535 | 45 |
| 1908 | #678 | 32 |
| 1909 | #522 | 52 |
| 1910 | #517 | 63 |
| 1911 | #496 | 69 |
| 1912 | #544 | 81 |
| 1913 | #522 | 95 |
| 1914 | #540 | 107 |
| 1915 | #494 | 155 |
| 1916 | #506 | 166 |
| 1917 | #486 | 182 |
| 1918 | #459 | 212 |
| 1919 | #482 | 192 |
| 1920 | #423 | 249 |
| 1921 | #455 | 231 |
| 1922 | #430 | 239 |
| 1923 | #400 | 280 |
| 1924 | #425 | 274 |
| 1925 | #357 | 365 |
| 1926 | #352 | 358 |
| 1927 | #338 | 390 |
| 1928 | #319 | 427 |
| 1929 | #325 | 397 |
| 1930 | #323 | 419 |
| 1931 | #344 | 345 |
| 1932 | #355 | 320 |
| 1933 | #368 | 299 |
| 1934 | #403 | 262 |
| 1935 | #419 | 238 |
| 1936 | #428 | 229 |
| 1937 | #408 | 251 |
| 1938 | #402 | 275 |
| 1939 | #411 | 268 |
| 1940 | #424 | 259 |
| 1941 | #428 | 256 |
| 1942 | #433 | 280 |
| 1943 | #452 | 272 |
| 1944 | #468 | 237 |
| 1945 | #454 | 247 |
| 1946 | #492 | 250 |
| 1947 | #516 | 257 |
| 1948 | #521 | 251 |
| 1949 | #506 | 257 |
| 1950 | #513 | 252 |
| 1951 | #517 | 256 |
| 1952 | #529 | 258 |
| 1953 | #573 | 236 |
| 1954 | #604 | 225 |
| 1955 | #591 | 243 |
| 1956 | #609 | 248 |
| 1957 | #578 | 279 |
| 1958 | #621 | 252 |
| 1959 | #571 | 294 |
| 1960 | #578 | 291 |
| 1961 | #598 | 284 |
| 1962 | #621 | 262 |
| 1963 | #548 | 311 |
| 1964 | #554 | 318 |
| 1965 | #544 | 303 |
| 1966 | #547 | 298 |
| 1967 | #534 | 310 |
| 1968 | #547 | 312 |
| 1969 | #543 | 329 |
| 1970 | #534 | 354 |
| 1971 | #579 | 302 |
| 1972 | #555 | 300 |
| 1973 | #531 | 316 |
| 1974 | #623 | 250 |
| 1975 | #620 | 254 |
| 1976 | #620 | 252 |
| 1977 | #616 | 273 |
| 1978 | #624 | 269 |
| 1979 | #666 | 261 |
| 1980 | #663 | 271 |
| 1981 | #651 | 272 |
| 1982 | #577 | 317 |
| 1983 | #618 | 282 |
| 1984 | #698 | 238 |
| 1985 | #644 | 287 |
| 1986 | #670 | 273 |
| 1987 | #733 | 246 |
| 1988 | #767 | 244 |
| 1989 | #982 | 176 |
| 1990 | #1,372 | 115 |
| 1991 | #1,599 | 95 |
| 1992 | #1,965 | 70 |
| 1993 | #1,881 | 75 |
| 1994 | #2,059 | 67 |
| 1995 | #2,309 | 57 |
| 1996 | #2,177 | 62 |
| 1997 | #2,874 | 42 |
| 1998 | #2,889 | 45 |
| 1999 | #3,188 | 40 |
| 2000 | #3,333 | 40 |
| 2001 | #3,256 | 42 |
| 2002 | #4,071 | 31 |
| 2003 | #3,946 | 34 |
| 2004 | #1,961 | 95 |
| 2005 | #4,957 | 26 |
| 2006 | #3,469 | 46 |
| 2007 | #4,475 | 33 |
| 2008 | #4,646 | 32 |
| 2009 | #3,252 | 51 |
| 2010 | #4,734 | 30 |
| 2011 | #4,682 | 30 |
| 2012 | #4,956 | 28 |
| 2013 | #4,887 | 28 |
| 2014 | #3,652 | 42 |
| 2015 | #3,841 | 39 |
| 2016 | #2,617 | 67 |
| 2017 | #2,357 | 77 |
| 2018 | #3,436 | 45 |
| 2019 | #2,561 | 68 |
| 2020 | #2,578 | 66 |
| 2021 | #2,556 | 68 |
| 2022 | #2,207 | 85 |
| 2023 | #2,313 | 79 |
| 2024 | #2,573 | 68 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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