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James name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, James ranks #6 in male records (11,945 reported) and #2,873 in female records (59 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is James becoming more popular?

James's reported male count increased by 89 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #5 to #6. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

James in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for JamesFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.14,9200201620252016: 67 female records2017: 77 female records2018: 45 female records2019: 68 female records2020: 66 female records2021: 68 female records2022: 85 female records2023: 79 female records2024: 68 female records2025: 59 female records2016: 14,920 male records2017: 14,362 male records2018: 13,650 male records2019: 13,198 male records2020: 12,390 male records2021: 12,474 male records2022: 12,119 male records2023: 11,739 male records2024: 11,856 male records2025: 11,945 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025592,87311,9456
2024682,59411,8565
2023792,32511,7394
2022852,21712,1194
2021682,56912,4745
2020662,58312,3906
2019682,57613,1986
2018453,45913,6504
2017772,36814,3624
2016672,62914,9205

Questions about James’s popularity

How common is James in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, James ranks #6 in male records (11,945 reported) and #2,873 in female records (59 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of James?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include James only.

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Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving James creates a match.

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