The baby name James appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1948 with 121,566 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, James has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 23 |
| 1910 | 12,395 |
| 1911 | 47 |
| 1911 | 12,803 |
| 1912 | 46 |
| 1912 | 22,668 |
| 1913 | 61 |
| 1913 | 24,320 |
| 1914 | 77 |
| 1914 | 31,055 |
| 1915 | 148 |
| 1915 | 40,023 |
| 1916 | 174 |
| 1916 | 45,445 |
| 1917 | 169 |
| 1917 | 50,805 |
| 1918 | 241 |
| 1918 | 56,928 |
| 1919 | 199 |
| 1919 | 57,881 |
| 1920 | 270 |
| 1920 | 65,297 |
| 1921 | 232 |
| 1921 | 67,547 |
| 1922 | 248 |
| 1922 | 67,479 |
| 1923 | 265 |
| 1923 | 68,396 |
| 1924 | 274 |
| 1924 | 71,090 |
| 1925 | 466 |
| 1925 | 70,888 |
| 1926 | 467 |
| 1926 | 74,422 |
| 1927 | 589 |
| 1927 | 72,924 |
| 1928 | 609 |
| 1928 | 70,826 |
| 1929 | 545 |
| 1929 | 67,985 |
| 1930 | 614 |
| 1930 | 79,823 |
| 1931 | 481 |
| 1931 | 69,453 |
| 1932 | 457 |
| 1932 | 63,332 |
| 1933 | 409 |
| 1933 | 66,417 |
| 1934 | 349 |
| 1934 | 69,857 |
| 1935 | 319 |
| 1935 | 71,433 |
| 1936 | 281 |
| 1936 | 71,741 |
| 1937 | 331 |
| 1937 | 75,243 |
| 1938 | 334 |
| 1938 | 74,038 |
| 1939 | 314 |
| 1939 | 73,284 |
| 1940 | 275 |
| 1940 | 82,715 |
| 1941 | 259 |
| 1941 | 88,351 |
| 1942 | 255 |
| 1942 | 100,734 |
| 1943 | 310 |
| 1943 | 104,484 |
| 1944 | 214 |
| 1944 | 98,993 |
| 1945 | 226 |
| 1945 | 97,529 |
| 1946 | 215 |
| 1946 | 103,595 |
| 1947 | 248 |
| 1947 | 109,090 |
| 1948 | 245 |
| 1948 | 121,566 |
| 1949 | 237 |
| 1949 | 115,405 |
| 1950 | 263 |
| 1950 | 114,497 |
| 1951 | 292 |
| 1951 | 111,555 |
| 1952 | 298 |
| 1952 | 108,923 |
| 1953 | 271 |
| 1953 | 117,685 |
| 1954 | 227 |
| 1954 | 110,661 |
| 1955 | 259 |
| 1955 | 116,656 |
| 1956 | 280 |
| 1956 | 116,882 |
| 1957 | 313 |
| 1957 | 109,651 |
| 1958 | 283 |
| 1958 | 103,741 |
| 1959 | 306 |
| 1959 | 97,377 |
| 1960 | 331 |
| 1960 | 97,308 |
| 1961 | 305 |
| 1961 | 96,082 |
| 1962 | 212 |
| 1962 | 90,445 |
| 1963 | 297 |
| 1963 | 91,230 |
| 1964 | 350 |
| 1964 | 89,020 |
| 1965 | 329 |
| 1965 | 88,305 |
| 1966 | 326 |
| 1966 | 80,960 |
| 1967 | 329 |
| 1967 | 76,953 |
| 1968 | 310 |
| 1968 | 74,240 |
| 1969 | 348 |
| 1969 | 73,670 |
| 1970 | 384 |
| 1970 | 72,312 |
| 1971 | 281 |
| 1971 | 64,767 |
| 1972 | 305 |
| 1972 | 55,805 |
| 1973 | 310 |
| 1973 | 50,865 |
| 1974 | 240 |
| 1974 | 48,954 |
| 1975 | 251 |
| 1975 | 45,730 |
| 1976 | 248 |
| 1976 | 44,258 |
| 1977 | 274 |
| 1977 | 54,382 |
| 1978 | 291 |
| 1978 | 48,800 |
| 1979 | 235 |
| 1979 | 46,674 |
| 1980 | 258 |
| 1980 | 49,972 |
| 1981 | 268 |
| 1981 | 42,650 |
| 1982 | 292 |
| 1982 | 42,871 |
| 1983 | 249 |
| 1983 | 41,899 |
| 1984 | 237 |
| 1984 | 39,320 |
| 1985 | 323 |
| 1985 | 36,335 |
| 1986 | 298 |
| 1986 | 42,768 |
| 1987 | 272 |
| 1987 | 36,289 |
| 1988 | 238 |
| 1988 | 35,768 |
| 1989 | 130 |
| 1989 | 36,123 |
| 1990 | 58 |
| 1990 | 34,608 |
| 1991 | 41 |
| 1991 | 32,609 |
| 1992 | 16 |
| 1992 | 33,954 |
| 1993 | 10 |
| 1993 | 32,238 |
| 1994 | 20 |
| 1994 | 30,599 |
| 1995 | 16 |
| 1995 | 27,350 |
| 1996 | 25,375 |
| 1997 | 22 |
| 1997 | 23,968 |
| 1998 | 23,271 |
| 1999 | 5 |
| 1999 | 22,212 |
| 2000 | 20,812 |
| 2001 | 19,344 |
| 2002 | 20,131 |
| 2003 | 19,232 |
| 2004 | 70 |
| 2004 | 19,155 |
| 2005 | 10 |
| 2005 | 19,897 |
| 2006 | 20,151 |
| 2007 | 18,184 |
| 2008 | 5 |
| 2008 | 17,593 |
| 2009 | 5 |
| 2009 | 17,029 |
| 2010 | 15,708 |
| 2011 | 15,228 |
| 2012 | 16,253 |
| 2013 | 16,274 |
| 2014 | 5 |
| 2014 | 16,430 |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2015 | 19,504 |
| 2016 | 19,596 |
| 2017 | 14 |
| 2017 | 19,952 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2018 | 17,638 |
| 2019 | 21 |
| 2019 | 16,883 |
| 2020 | 19 |
| 2020 | 12,746 |
| 2021 | 17 |
| 2021 | 14,711 |
| 2022 | 36 |
| 2022 | 13,983 |
| 2023 | 18 |
| 2023 | 13,211 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2024 | 12,919 |