Discover the history of the name James. See total birth counts since 1880, gender trends, and year-by-year data for the name James on BabyNamesData.com.
The name James has been given to a total of 5238570 baby boys in the United States since records began in 1880. In 2024, there were 11793 recorded instances of the name.
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Historical Year-by-Year Record
In 1880, there were 5927 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1881, there were 5441 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1882, there were 5892 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1883, there were 5223 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1884, there were 5693 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1885, there were 5175 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1886, there were 5355 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1887, there were 4768 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1888, there were 5562 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1889, there were 5020 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1890, there were 5097 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1891, there were 4516 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1892, there were 5398 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1893, there were 5030 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1894, there were 5110 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1895, there were 5335 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1896, there were 5206 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1897, there were 5113 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1898, there were 5321 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1899, there were 4597 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1900, there were 7245 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1901, there were 4735 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1902, there were 5592 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1903, there were 5479 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1904, there were 5855 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1905, there were 6042 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1906, there were 5908 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1907, there were 6707 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1908, there were 7012 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1909, there were 7595 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1910, there were 9194 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1911, there were 9952 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1912, there were 17644 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1913, there were 20832 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1914, there were 26262 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1915, there were 33773 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1916, there were 35568 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1917, there were 37338 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1918, there were 42115 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1919, there were 42392 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1920, there were 47908 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1921, there were 49750 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1922, there were 49803 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1923, there were 50463 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1924, there were 52941 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1925, there were 52679 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1926, there were 53197 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1927, there were 53675 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1928, there were 52753 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1929, there were 52133 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1930, there were 53957 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1931, there were 51213 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1932, there were 51931 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1933, there were 51110 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1934, there were 54269 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1935, there were 55002 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1936, there were 54696 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1937, there were 56562 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1938, there were 59102 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1939, there were 59636 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1940, there were 62481 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1941, there were 66752 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1942, there were 77180 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1943, there were 80275 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1944, there were 76951 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1945, there were 74466 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1946, there were 87436 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1947, there were 94763 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1948, there were 88604 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1949, there were 86859 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1950, there were 86223 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1951, there were 87257 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1952, there were 87066 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1953, there were 86071 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1954, there were 86312 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1955, there were 84184 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1956, there were 84903 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1957, there were 84343 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1958, there were 78773 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1959, there were 78644 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1960, there were 76804 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1961, there were 75959 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1962, there were 72561 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1963, there were 71291 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1964, there were 73021 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1965, there were 67674 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1966, there were 65163 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1967, there were 61688 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1968, there were 60666 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1969, there were 59894 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1970, there were 61740 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1971, there were 54603 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1972, there were 47064 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1973, there were 42838 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1974, there were 41336 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1975, there were 39574 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1976, there were 38298 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1977, there were 40043 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1978, there were 39902 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1979, there were 39351 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1980, there were 39314 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1981, there were 38289 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1982, there were 38875 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1983, there were 36344 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1984, there were 35856 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1985, there were 35864 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1986, there were 34055 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1987, there were 32660 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1988, there were 32521 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1989, there were 32720 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1990, there were 32357 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1991, there were 30513 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1992, there were 28509 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1993, there were 26255 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1994, there were 24777 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1995, there were 22736 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1996, there were 21164 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1997, there were 20407 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1998, there were 19689 babies with the name James recorded.
In 1999, there were 18555 babies with the name James recorded.
In 2000, there were 17991 babies with the name James recorded.
In 2001, there were 17073 babies with the name James recorded.
In 2002, there were 16968 babies with the name James recorded.
In 2003, there were 16895 babies with the name James recorded.
In 2004, there were 16469 babies with the name James recorded.
In 2005, there were 16140 babies with the name James recorded.
In 2006, there were 16254 babies with the name James recorded.
In 2007, there were 15973 babies with the name James recorded.
In 2008, there were 15188 babies with the name James recorded.
In 2009, there were 14221 babies with the name James recorded.
In 2010, there were 13898 babies with the name James recorded.
In 2011, there were 13272 babies with the name James recorded.
In 2012, there were 13456 babies with the name James recorded.
In 2013, there were 13595 babies with the name James recorded.
In 2014, there were 14462 babies with the name James recorded.
In 2015, there were 14861 babies with the name James recorded.
In 2016, there were 14916 babies with the name James recorded.
In 2017, there were 14357 babies with the name James recorded.
In 2018, there were 13642 babies with the name James recorded.
In 2019, there were 13193 babies with the name James recorded.
In 2020, there were 12381 babies with the name James recorded.
In 2021, there were 12464 babies with the name James recorded.
In 2022, there were 12109 babies with the name James recorded.
In 2023, there were 11727 babies with the name James recorded.
In 2024, there were 11793 babies with the name James recorded.