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James Popularity by Year

Follow James across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.

James birth-count history

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Complete year-by-year record

YearCategoryBirthsRankChange from previous recorded year
2025Boys11,945#6Down 1 places
2025Girls59#2,859Down 274 places
2024Boys11,856#5Down 1 places
2024Girls68#2,585Down 271 places
2023Boys11,739#4No rank change
2023Girls79#2,314Down 106 places
2022Boys12,119#4Up 1 places
2022Girls85#2,208Up 350 places
2021Boys12,474#5Up 1 places
2021Girls68#2,558Up 22 places
2020Boys12,390#6No rank change
2020Girls66#2,580Down 19 places
2019Boys13,198#6Down 2 places
2019Girls68#2,561Up 877 places
2018Boys13,650#4No rank change
2018Girls45#3,438Down 1,081 places
2017Boys14,362#4Up 1 places
2017Girls77#2,357Up 260 places
2016Boys14,920#5Up 2 places
2016Girls67#2,617Up 1,225 places
2015Boys14,865#7Up 2 places
2015Girls39#3,842Down 190 places
2014Boys14,464#9Up 4 places
2014Girls42#3,652Up 1,235 places
2013Boys13,596#13Up 1 places
2013Girls28#4,887Up 70 places
2012Boys13,458#14Up 3 places
2012Girls28#4,957Down 276 places
2011Boys13,275#17Up 2 places
2011Girls30#4,681Up 54 places
2010Boys13,901#19Down 1 places
2010Girls30#4,735Down 1,483 places
2009Boys14,223#18Down 1 places
2009Girls51#3,252Up 1,395 places
2008Boys15,190#17Down 2 places
2008Girls32#4,647Down 172 places
2007Boys15,973#15Up 1 places
2007Girls33#4,475Down 1,006 places
2006Boys16,255#16Up 1 places
2006Girls46#3,469Up 1,489 places
2005Boys16,140#17Up 1 places
2005Girls26#4,958Down 2,996 places
2004Boys16,469#18No rank change
2004Girls95#1,962Up 1,984 places
2003Boys16,896#18No rank change
2003Girls34#3,946Up 125 places
2002Boys16,968#18Up 1 places
2002Girls31#4,071Down 815 places
2001Boys17,074#19Down 1 places
2001Girls42#3,256Up 78 places
2000Boys17,991#18Up 1 places
2000Girls40#3,334Down 146 places
1999Boys18,555#19Down 1 places
1999Girls40#3,188Down 299 places
1998Boys19,690#18Down 1 places
1998Girls45#2,889Down 15 places
1997Boys20,408#17No rank change
1997Girls42#2,874Down 697 places
1996Boys21,165#17No rank change
1996Girls62#2,177Up 132 places
1995Boys22,739#17Down 3 places
1995Girls57#2,309Down 250 places
1994Boys24,778#14No rank change
1994Girls67#2,059Down 177 places
1993Boys26,259#14Down 5 places
1993Girls75#1,882Up 83 places
1992Boys28,513#9Down 2 places
1992Girls70#1,965Down 366 places
1991Boys30,514#7Up 1 places
1991Girls95#1,599Down 227 places
1990Boys32,359#8Up 1 places
1990Girls115#1,372Down 390 places
1989Boys32,720#9No rank change
1989Girls176#982Down 215 places
1988Boys32,523#9Down 1 places
1988Girls244#767Down 34 places
1987Boys32,659#8Down 1 places
1987Girls246#733Down 63 places
1986Boys34,057#7No rank change
1986Girls273#670Down 26 places
1985Boys35,862#7No rank change
1985Girls287#644Up 54 places
1984Boys35,859#7Down 1 places
1984Girls238#698Down 80 places
1983Boys36,342#6No rank change
1983Girls282#618Down 41 places
1982Boys38,874#6Up 1 places
1982Girls317#577Up 74 places
1981Boys38,283#7Down 2 places
1981Girls272#651Up 12 places
1980Boys39,312#5No rank change
1980Girls271#663Up 3 places
1979Boys39,351#5No rank change
1979Girls261#666Down 42 places
1978Boys39,894#5No rank change
1978Girls269#624Down 8 places
1977Boys40,040#5No rank change
1977Girls273#616Up 4 places
1976Boys38,294#5Down 1 places
1976Girls252#620No rank change
1975Boys39,569#4Up 1 places
1975Girls254#620Up 3 places
1974Boys41,334#5Down 1 places
1974Girls250#623Down 92 places
1973Boys42,836#4Down 1 places
1973Girls316#531Up 25 places
1972Boys47,063#3Down 1 places
1972Girls300#556Up 23 places
1971Boys54,597#2No rank change
1971Girls302#579Down 43 places
1970Boys61,735#2Up 1 places
1970Girls353#536Up 7 places
1969Boys59,886#3Up 1 places
1969Girls329#543Up 4 places
1968Boys60,665#4Down 1 places
1968Girls312#547Down 13 places
1967Boys61,683#3No rank change
1967Girls310#534Up 13 places
1966Boys65,163#3Up 1 places
1966Girls298#547Down 3 places
1965Boys67,666#4No rank change
1965Girls303#544Up 10 places
1964Boys73,026#4No rank change
1964Girls318#554Down 6 places
1963Boys71,294#4No rank change
1963Girls311#548Up 73 places
1962Boys72,555#4No rank change
1962Girls262#621Down 21 places
1961Boys75,969#4Down 1 places
1961Girls282#600Down 22 places
1960Boys76,815#3No rank change
1960Girls291#578Down 7 places
1959Boys78,648#3No rank change
1959Girls294#571Up 50 places
1958Boys78,774#3Down 1 places
1958Girls252#621Down 43 places
1957Boys84,337#2No rank change
1957Girls279#578Up 30 places
1956Boys84,897#2Up 1 places
1956Girls248#608Down 17 places
1955Boys84,186#3No rank change
1955Girls243#591Up 13 places
1954Boys86,311#3Down 1 places
1954Girls225#604Down 31 places
1953Boys86,066#2Down 1 places
1953Girls236#573Down 44 places
1952Boys87,065#1No rank change
1952Girls258#529Down 12 places
1951Boys87,256#1No rank change
1951Girls256#517Down 4 places
1950Boys86,228#1No rank change
1950Girls252#513Down 7 places
1949Boys86,858#1No rank change
1949Girls257#506Up 15 places
1948Boys88,605#1No rank change
1948Girls251#521Down 5 places
1947Boys94,767#1No rank change
1947Girls257#516Down 24 places
1946Boys87,438#1No rank change
1946Girls250#492Down 38 places
1945Boys74,464#1No rank change
1945Girls247#454Up 13 places
1944Boys76,951#1No rank change
1944Girls237#467Down 15 places
1943Boys80,278#1No rank change
1943Girls272#452Down 19 places
1942Boys77,182#1No rank change
1942Girls280#433Down 5 places
1941Boys66,751#1No rank change
1941Girls256#428Down 4 places
1940Boys62,481#1Up 1 places
1940Girls259#424Down 13 places
1939Boys59,636#2No rank change
1939Girls268#411Down 9 places
1938Boys59,102#2No rank change
1938Girls275#402Up 7 places
1937Boys56,561#2No rank change
1937Girls251#409Up 19 places
1936Boys54,694#2No rank change
1936Girls229#428Down 9 places
1935Boys55,005#2No rank change
1935Girls238#419Down 16 places
1934Boys54,270#2No rank change
1934Girls262#403Down 35 places
1933Boys51,112#2No rank change
1933Girls299#368Down 13 places
1932Boys51,930#2No rank change
1932Girls320#355Down 11 places
1931Boys51,212#2No rank change
1931Girls345#344Down 21 places
1930Boys53,957#2No rank change
1930Girls419#323Up 2 places
1929Boys52,135#2Up 1 places
1929Girls397#325Down 6 places
1928Boys52,752#3No rank change
1928Girls427#319Up 19 places
1927Boys53,674#3No rank change
1927Girls390#338Up 14 places
1926Boys53,196#3Up 1 places
1926Girls358#352Up 5 places
1925Boys52,680#4No rank change
1925Girls365#357Up 68 places
1924Boys52,942#4No rank change
1924Girls274#425Down 25 places
1923Boys50,462#4No rank change
1923Girls280#400Up 30 places
1922Boys49,802#4No rank change
1922Girls239#430Up 25 places
1921Boys49,750#4No rank change
1921Girls231#455Down 32 places
1920Boys47,908#4Down 1 places
1920Girls249#423Up 59 places
1919Boys42,392#3No rank change
1919Girls192#482Down 23 places
1918Boys42,115#3No rank change
1918Girls212#459Up 27 places
1917Boys37,337#3No rank change
1917Girls182#486Up 20 places
1916Boys35,569#3No rank change
1916Girls166#506Down 12 places
1915Boys33,773#3No rank change
1915Girls155#494Up 46 places
1914Boys26,262#3No rank change
1914Girls107#540Down 18 places
1913Boys20,832#3No rank change
1913Girls95#522Up 22 places
1912Boys17,644#3No rank change
1912Girls81#544Down 48 places
1911Boys9,952#3Down 1 places
1911Girls69#496Up 21 places
1910Boys9,194#2Up 1 places
1910Girls63#517Up 5 places
1909Boys7,595#3No rank change
1909Girls52#522Up 156 places
1908Boys7,012#3No rank change
1908Girls32#678Down 143 places
1907Boys6,707#3No rank change
1907Girls45#535Up 43 places
1906Boys5,908#3No rank change
1906Girls37#578Up 9 places
1905Boys6,042#3No rank change
1905Girls35#587Up 81 places
1904Boys5,855#3No rank change
1904Girls27#668Down 40 places
1903Boys5,479#3No rank change
1903Girls28#628Down 28 places
1902Boys5,592#3No rank change
1902Girls30#600Down 41 places
1901Boys4,735#3No rank change
1901Girls30#559Down 35 places
1900Boys7,245#3No rank change
1900Girls41#524Up 69 places
1899Boys4,597#3No rank change
1899Girls27#593Up 4 places
1898Boys5,321#3No rank change
1898Girls29#597Down 60 places
1897Boys5,113#3No rank change
1897Girls30#537Up 39 places
1896Boys5,206#3No rank change
1896Girls28#576Down 77 places
1895Boys5,335#3No rank change
1895Girls34#499Up 87 places
1894Boys5,110#3No rank change
1894Girls25#586Up 8 places
1893Boys5,030#3No rank change
1893Girls23#594Down 4 places
1892Boys5,398#3No rank change
1892Girls22#590Down 133 places
1891Boys4,516#3No rank change
1891Girls31#457Down 11 places
1890Boys5,097#3No rank change
1890Girls33#446Up 40 places
1889Boys5,020#3No rank change
1889Girls26#486Down 130 places
1888Boys5,562#3No rank change
1888Girls45#356Up 156 places
1887Boys4,767#3No rank change
1887Girls19#512Down 112 places
1886Boys5,355#3No rank change
1886Girls29#400Up 5 places
1885Boys5,175#3No rank change
1885Girls26#405Down 64 places
1884Boys5,693#3No rank change
1884Girls33#341Up 25 places
1883Boys5,223#3No rank change
1883Girls25#366Up 65 places
1882Boys5,892#3No rank change
1882Girls18#431Down 106 places
1881Boys5,441#3No rank change
1881Girls24#325Up 17 places
1880Boys5,927#3—
1880Girls22#342—

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