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