Popularity in Scotland
Numbers
| James (masculine) | |||
| Year | Rank | Percent Used | |
| 2023 | #12 | 0.945 | |
| 2022 | #9 | 1.002 | |
| 2021 | #8 | 1.027 | |
| 2020 | #3 | 1.218 | |
| 2019 | #3 | 1.343 | |
| 2018 | #3 | 1.227 | |
| 2017 | #3 | 1.352 | |
| 2016 | #2 | 1.491 | |
| 2015 | #3 | 1.467 | |
| 2014 | #2 | 1.604 | |
| 2013 | #2 | 1.505 | |
| 2012 | #3 | 1.440 | |
| 2011 | #3 | 1.594 | |
| 2010 | #3 | 1.537 | |
| 2009 | #3 | 1.565 | |
| 2008 | #5 | 1.551 | |
| 2007 | #4 | 1.647 | |
| 2006 | #5 | 1.640 | |
| 2005 | #4 | 1.770 | |
| 2004 | #4 | 1.909 | |
| 2003 | #4 | 1.884 | |
| 2002 | #5 | 1.938 | |
| 2001 | #5 | 1.904 | |
| 2000 | #5 | 1.912 | |
| 1999 | #7 | 1.990 | |
| 1998 | #6 | 2.089 | |
| 1997 | #5 | 2.091 | |
| 1996 | #7 | 2.143 | |
| 1995 | #5 | 2.160 | |
| 1994 | #6 | 2.188 | |
| 1993 | #5 | 2.443 | |
| 1992 | #4 | 2.713 | |
| 1991 | #7 | 2.688 | |
| 1990 | #7 | 2.800 | |
| 1989 | #4 | 3.114 | |
| 1988 | #5 | 3.042 | |
| 1987 | #4 | 3.009 | |
| 1986 | #4 | 3.248 | |
| 1985 | #5 | 3.289 | |
| 1984 | #5 | 3.289 | |
| 1983 | #5 | 3.435 | |
| 1982 | #5 | 3.239 | |
| 1981 | #5 | 3.133 | |
| 1980 | #4 | 3.376 | |
| 1979 | #5 | 3.137 | |
| 1978 | #5 | 3.230 | |
| 1977 | #4 | 3.342 | |
| 1976 | #4 | 3.395 | |
| 1975 | #4 | 3.412 | |
| 1974 | #5 | 3.360 | |
| 1973 | #4 | 3.534 | |
| 1972 | #3 | 3.687 | |
| 1971 | #3 | 4.149 | |
| 1970 | #3 | 4.148 | |
| 1969 | #3 | 4.646 | |
| 1968 | #3 | 4.703 | |
| 1967 | #3 | 4.909 | |
| 1966 | #3 | 5.075 | |
| 1965 | #3 | 5.567 | |
| 1964 | #3 | 5.766 | |
| 1963 | #3 | 5.844 | |
| 1962 | #3 | 6.066 | |
| 1961 | #2 | 6.680 | |
| 1960 | #2 | 6.958 | |
| 1959 | #2 | 7.262 | |
| 1958 | #2 | 7.866 | |
| 1957 | #2 | 7.839 | |
| 1956 | #2 | 8.077 | |
| 1955 | #2 | 8.408 | |
| 1954 | #2 | 8.367 | |
| 1953 | #2 | 8.740 | |
| 1952 | #2 | 8.879 | |
| 1951 | #2 | 9.174 | |
| 1950 | #2 | 9.090 | |
| 1949 | #2 | 9.450 | |
| 1948 | #2 | 9.632 | |
| 1947 | #2 | 9.533 | |
| 1946 | #2 | 9.611 | |
| 1945 | #2 | 9.539 | |
| 1944 | #2 | 9.665 | |
| 1943 | #2 | 10.466 | |
| 1942 | #2 | 10.488 | |
| 1941 | #2 | 11.266 | |
| 1940 | #2 | 11.661 | |
| 1939 | #2 | 11.381 | |
| 1938 | #2 | 11.424 | |
| 1937 | #2 | 11.602 | |
| 1936 | #2 | 12.003 | |
| 1935 | #2 | 12.065 | |
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