NameTrends.U.S. Baby Name Data

James Girls

The U.S. popularity history of James: every year it appeared on the national list since 1880, with 23,882 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
23,882
Peak year
1928 #319
Years on the list
146
10-year trend
+11.1%

In the 1920s · Most used in TX in {year}

Popularity history

1880–2025

YearBirthsRank
201130#4733
201228#5021
201328#4945
201442#3680
201539#3879
201667#2629
201777#2368
201845#3459
201968#2576
202066#2583
202168#2569
202285#2217
202379#2325
202468#2594
202559#2873

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1928

TX
29
NY
27
OH
22
PA
22
NC
21
MS
20

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