Popularity in the United States

1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 5.600% 4.480% 3.360% 2.240% 1.120% 1880 2023
         

Numbers

 James (masculine)   James (feminine) 
 Year   Rank   Percent Used   Rank   Percent Used 
2023 #4 0.637
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2022 #4 0.645
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2021 #5 0.665
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2020 #6 0.669
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2019 #6 0.686
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2018 #4 0.702
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2017 #4 0.725
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2016 #5 0.736
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2015 #7 0.727
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2014 #9 0.706
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2013 #13 0.673
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2012 #14 0.663
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2011 #17 0.653
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2010 #19 0.676
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2009 #18 0.670
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2008 #17 0.697
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2007 #15 0.721
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2006 #16 0.741
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2005 #17 0.759
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2004 #17 0.779
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2003 #18 0.804
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2002 #18 0.821
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2001 #19 0.825
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2000 #18 0.862
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1999 #19 0.910
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1998 #18 0.971
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1997 #17 1.021
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1996 #17 1.056
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1995 #17 1.130
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1994 #14 1.215
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1993 #14 1.271
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1992 #9 1.358
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1991 #7 1.440
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1990 #8 1.504
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1989 #9 1.561
#982 0.009
1988 #9 1.624
#767 0.013
1987 #8 1.675
#733 0.013
1986 #7 1.772
#670 0.015
1985 #7 1.864
#644 0.016
1984 #7 1.911
#698 0.013
1983 #6 1.950
#618 0.016
1982 #6 2.060
#577 0.017
1981 #7 2.056
#651 0.015
1980 #5 2.120
#663 0.015
1979 #5 2.197
#666 0.015
1978 #5 2.335
#625 0.016
1977 #5 2.342
#616 0.017
1976 #5 2.346
#620 0.016
1975 #4 2.439
#620 0.016
1974 #5 2.536
#621 0.016
1973 #4 2.656
#531 0.020
1972 #3 2.811
#555 0.019
1971 #2 3.004
#579 0.017
1970 #3 3.241
#536 0.019
1969 #3 3.274
#541 0.019
1968 #4 3.417
#547 0.018
1967 #3 3.467
#534 0.018
1966 #3 3.585
#548 0.017
1965 #4 3.572
#544 0.017
1964 #4 3.603
#555 0.016
1963 #4 3.454
#548 0.016
1962 #4 3.451
#621 0.013
1961 #4 3.522
#596 0.014
1960 #3 3.548
#581 0.014
1959 #3 3.629
#572 0.014
1958 #3 3.657
#620 0.012
1957 #2 3.853
#578 0.013
1956 #2 3.955
#601 0.012
1955 #3 4.029
#586 0.012
1954 #3 4.171
#604 0.011
1953 #2 4.299
#573 0.012
1952 #1 4.412
#529 0.014
1951 #1 4.565
#517 0.014
1950 #1 4.741
#513 0.014
1949 #1 4.821
#506 0.015
1948 #1 4.969
#521 0.014
1947 #1 5.102
#516 0.014
1946 #1 5.298
#492 0.016
1945 #1 5.430
#454 0.018
1944 #1 5.540
#468 0.017
1943 #1 5.519
#452 0.019
1942 #1 5.480
#432 0.020
1941 #1 5.319
#429 0.020
1940 #1 5.267
#424 0.022
1939 #2 5.262
#411 0.024
1938 #2 5.200
#402 0.024
1937 #2 5.172
#408 0.023
1936 #2 5.139
#428 0.021
1935 #2 5.143
#419 0.022
1934 #2 5.110
#402 0.024
1933 #2 5.010
#368 0.029
1932 #2 4.833
#355 0.029
1931 #2 4.789
#344 0.031
1930 #2 4.776
#323 0.036
1929 #2 4.706
#325 0.034
1928 #3 4.623
#319 0.036
1927 #3 4.619
#338 0.032
1926 #3 4.645
#352 0.029
1925 #4 4.575
#357 0.029
1924 #4 4.528
#425 0.021
1923 #4 4.457
#400 0.022
1922 #4 4.426
#430 0.019
1921 #4 4.372
#455 0.018
1920 #4 4.352
#423 0.020
1919 #3 4.175
#482 0.016
1918 #3 4.016
#459 0.018
1917 #3 3.892
#486 0.016
1916 #3 3.853
#506 0.015
1915 #3 3.834
#494 0.015
1914 #3 3.843
#540 0.013
1913 #3 3.885
#522 0.015
1912 #3 3.908
#544 0.014
1911 #3 4.122
#496 0.016
1910 #2 4.409
#517 0.015
1909 #3 4.294
#522 0.014
1908 #3 4.215
#678 0.009
1907 #3 4.229
#535 0.013
1906 #3 4.101
#578 0.012
1905 #3 4.218
#587 0.011
1904 #3 4.227
#668 0.009
1903 #3 4.237
#628 0.010
1902 #3 4.212
#600 0.011
1901 #3 4.096
#559 0.012
1900 #3 4.469
#524 0.013
1899 #3 3.991
#593 0.011
1898 #3 4.028
#597 0.011
1897 #3 4.193
#537 0.012
1896 #3 4.033
#576 0.011
1895 #3 4.213
#499 0.014
1894 #3 4.092
#586 0.011
1893 #3 4.156
#594 0.010
1892 #3 4.106
#590 0.010
1891 #3 4.133
#457 0.016
1890 #3 4.258
#446 0.016
1889 #3 4.217
#486 0.014
1888 #3 4.282
#356 0.024
1887 #3 4.362
#512 0.012
1886 #3 4.498
#400 0.019
1885 #3 4.463
#405 0.018
1884 #3 4.638
#341 0.024
1883 #3 4.644
#366 0.021
1882 #3 4.828
#431 0.016
1881 #3 5.025
#325 0.024
1880 #3 5.006
#342 0.023