Gender-Neutral
James
Uniqueness:
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Very CommonUniqueness is based on the name's highest popularity rank. More diamonds means the name is less common in recent years.James is a Gender-Neutral baby name that ranked #5 in popularity in 2024. Over the years, James has fallen in popularity, reaching its highest ranking of #1 in 1941 and its lowest at #5010 in 2005. This Gender-Neutral name has been consistently chosen by parents since 1880, with particularly strong showings in the 1940s. If you're considering James for your child, you'll be choosing a name with high recognition that fallen.
Popularity Over Time
Most Recently Popular
2024
#2580
2024
#5
2023
#2315
2023
#4
2022
#4
2022
#2215
2021
#5
2021
#2566
2020
#6
2020
#2581
2019
#6
2019
#2575
2018
#4
2018
#3458
2017
#2367
2017
#4
2016
#2628
2016
#5
2015
#7
2015
#3878
2014
#9
2014
#3680
2013
#13
2013
#4945
2012
#5021
2012
#14
2011
#4731
2011
#17
2010
#4785
2010
#19
2009
#3266
2009
#18
2008
#17
2008
#4692
2007
#15
2007
#4511
2006
#16
2006
#3480
2005
#17
2005
#5010
2004
#17
2004
#1964
2003
#18
2003
#3977
2002
#4115
2002
#18
2001
#3274
2001
#19
2000
#18
2000
#3360
1999
#19
1999
#3207
1998
#2902
1998
#18
1997
#2897
1997
#17
1996
#17
1996
#2187
1995
#17
1995
#2317
1994
#2069
1994
#14
1993
#1888
1993
#14
1992
#1970
1992
#9
1991
#7
1991
#1601
1990
#8
1990
#1375
1989
#982
1989
#9
1988
#767
1988
#9
1987
#8
1987
#735
1986
#674
1986
#7
1985
#644
1985
#7
1984
#7
1984
#699
1983
#618
1983
#6
1982
#577
1982
#6
1981
#7
1981
#651
1980
#663
1980
#5
1979
#5
1979
#667
1978
#5
1978
#626
1977
#617
1977
#5
1976
#620
1976
#5
1975
#4
1975
#621
1974
#623
1974
#5
1973
#530
1973
#4
1972
#556
1972
#3
1971
#579
1971
#2
1970
#2
1970
#535
1969
#3
1969
#545
1968
#4
1968
#548
1967
#3
1967
#534
1966
#548
1966
#3
1965
#544
1965
#4
1964
#555
1964
#4
1963
#548
1963
#4
1962
#621
1962
#4
1961
#4
1961
#600
1960
#3
1960
#578
1959
#3
1959
#574
1958
#3
1958
#621
1957
#2
1957
#578
1956
#2
1956
#609
1955
#591
1955
#3
1954
#605
1954
#3
1953
#574
1953
#2
1952
#1
1952
#529
1951
#1
1951
#517
1950
#515
1950
#1
1949
#1
1949
#506
1948
#522
1948
#1
1947
#516
1947
#1
1946
#493
1946
#1
1945
#1
1945
#454
1944
#468
1944
#1
1943
#453
1943
#1
1942
#433
1942
#1
1941
#428
1941
#1
1940
#1
1940
#424
1939
#411
1939
#2
1938
#2
1938
#402
1937
#2
1937
#408
1936
#2
1936
#428
1935
#2
1935
#422
1934
#403
1934
#2
1933
#2
1933
#368
1932
#2
1932
#355
1931
#2
1931
#344
1930
#2
1930
#323
1929
#2
1929
#325
1928
#319
1928
#3
1927
#3
1927
#338
1926
#3
1926
#353
1925
#357
1925
#4
1924
#4
1924
#425
1923
#4
1923
#401
1922
#4
1922
#430
1921
#4
1921
#455
1920
#424
1920
#4
1919
#3
1919
#482
1918
#3
1918
#459
1917
#3
1917
#486
1916
#508
1916
#3
1915
#495
1915
#3
1914
#3
1914
#545
1913
#3
1913
#524
1912
#3
1912
#545
1911
#498
1911
#3
1910
#518
1910
#2
1909
#525
1909
#3
1908
#684
1908
#3
1907
#3
1907
#540
1906
#582
1906
#3
1905
#3
1905
#590
1904
#3
1904
#675
1903
#636
1903
#3
1902
#3
1902
#607
1901
#3
1901
#567
1900
#3
1900
#526
1899
#600
1899
#3
1898
#601
1898
#3
1897
#3
1897
#543
1896
#3
1896
#587
1895
#3
1895
#506
1894
#588
1894
#3
1893
#3
1893
#607
1892
#605
1892
#3
1891
#464
1891
#3
1890
#452
1890
#3
1889
#492
1889
#3
1888
#3
1888
#359
1887
#3
1887
#518
1886
#3
1886
#403
1885
#408
1885
#3
1884
#3
1884
#343
1883
#367
1883
#3
1882
#3
1882
#438
1881
#3
1881
#330
1880
#344
1880
#3