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James Name Popularity

How popular is the name James? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 11 0.0031%
1911 — 29 0.0078%
1912 — 39 0.0077%
1913 — 49 0.0086%
1914 — 63 0.009%
1915 — 113 0.0124%
1916 — 133 0.0138%
1917 — 132 0.0132%
1918 — 175 0.0163%
1919 — 162 0.0155%
1920 — 215 0.0193%
1921 — 192 0.0168%
1922 — 211 0.0189%
1923 — 249 0.0222%
1924 — 254 0.0219%
1925 — 334 0.0296%
1926 — 333 0.0303%
1927 — 356 0.0322%
1928 — 387 0.0362%
1929 — 364 0.0351%
1930 — 397 0.038%
1931 — 310 0.0314%
1932 — 295 0.0299%
1933 — 264 0.0283%
1934 — 223 0.0231%
1935 — 201 0.0207%
1936 — 180 0.0187%
1937 — 224 0.0227%
1938 — 234 0.0229%
1939 — 242 0.0238%
1940 — 225 0.0212%
1941 — 214 0.019%
1942 — 246 0.0195%
1943 — 242 0.0185%
1944 — 205 0.0165%
1945 — 201 0.0165%
1946 — 204 0.0138%
1947 — 206 0.0123%
1948 — 210 0.0132%
1949 — 207 0.0129%
1950 — 220 0.0137%
1951 — 208 0.0123%
1952 — 229 0.0131%
1953 — 207 0.0117%
1954 — 180 0.0098%
1955 — 213 0.0116%
1956 — 221 0.0117%
1957 — 249 0.0129%
1958 — 202 0.0107%
1959 — 238 0.0125%
1960 — 254 0.0134%
1961 — 238 0.0126%
1962 — 204 0.0111%
1963 — 270 0.015%
1964 — 294 0.0167%
1965 — 278 0.017%
1966 — 262 0.0168%
1967 — 271 0.0179%
1968 — 255 0.017%
1969 — 285 0.0185%
1970 — 311 0.0195%
1971 — 252 0.0168%
1972 — 259 0.019%
1973 — 272 0.021%
1974 — 189 0.0145%
1975 — 210 0.0163%
1976 — 206 0.016%
1977 — 230 0.0171%
1978 — 237 0.0176%
1979 — 220 0.0156%
1980 — 219 0.015%
1981 — 228 0.0155%
1982 — 269 0.018%
1983 — 238 0.0161%
1984 — 188 0.0126%
1985 — 240 0.0158%
1986 — 230 0.0152%
1987 — 201 0.0132%
1988 — 199 0.0128%
1989 — 120 0.0074%
1990 — 71 0.0043%
1991 — 55 0.0034%
1992 — 25 0.0016%
1993 — 34 0.0022%
1994 — 35 0.0023%
1995 — 16 0.0011%
1996 — 6 0.0004%
1997 — 11 0.0007%
1998 — 6 0.0004%
1999 — 5 0.0003%
2000 — 0 0%
2001 — 7 0.0005%
2002 — 0 0%
2003 — 0 0%
2004 — 70 0.0046%
2005 — 5 0.0003%
2006 — 5 0.0003%
2007 — 0 0%
2008 — 5 0.0003%
2009 — 5 0.0003%
2010 — 0 0%
2011 — 0 0%
2012 — 0 0%
2013 — 0 0%
2014 — 5 0.0003%
2015 — 12 0.0008%
2016 — 14 0.001%
2017 — 24 0.0017%
2018 — 12 0.0009%
2019 — 24 0.0018%
2020 — 21 0.0016%
2021 — 23 0.0019%
2022 — 32 0.0024%
2023 — 19 0.0015%

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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Jamese

He who supplants

Hebrew

Jemsa

Gem, jewel

Latin

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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Jamee

He who supplants

Spanish

Jamei

He who supplants

Hebrew

Jamey

He who supplants

Spanish

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1 Comment

  1. He was named after his paternal grandfather. My father has the same first name.

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