Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

James

Name: SSA baby-name counts for James
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1947

Peak rank proxy

94,763

Current vitality

Strong

Generation

Boomer

1880Peak 19472024

Peak year

1947

Decline from peak

87.6%

2024

11,793

All-time

5,238,570

James has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1947, when 94,763 boys were named James.

In 2024, only 11,793 boys were given the name.

Down 87.6% from its peak.

All told, about 5,238,570 Americans have been named James and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMass culture

AssociationBoomer

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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