📊 Basic Statistics
Current Rank
#5
Birth %
0.69%
2024 Births
11,793
📈 Birth Percentage Over Time
Historical trends and 5-year forecast
Current Birth %
0.688%
Peak Year
1944
5.646%
📈James is increasing compared to last year
| Year | Birth % |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.688% |
| 2023 | 0.686% |
| 1944 (Peak) | 5.646% |
| 1900 | 4.815% |
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🏆 US Ranking Over Time
Historical trends and 5-year forecast
Current Rank
#5
Best Rank Year
1940
#1
📉James is falling in rank compared to last year
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2024 | #5 |
| 2023 | #4 |
| 1940 (Peak) | #1 |
| 1900 | #3 |
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🎒 Same Name in Class Probability
Class of 50
15.3%
Class of 100
28.7%
Class of 500
82.1%
🗺️ Popularity by State
Geographic distribution across the United States
0.48%
0.89%
Most popular in:
1. Florida0.89%
2. Colorado0.89%
3. Maine0.89%
4. North Dakota0.89%
5. Washington0.89%
Most Popular State
0.893% (#)
Least Popular State
0.482% (#)
🏆 Top 10 States
#1
#
0.893%
#2
#
0.893%
#3
#
0.893%
#4
#
0.893%
#5
#
0.892%
#6
#
0.877%
#7
#
0.875%
#8
#
0.843%
#9
#
0.843%
#10
#
0.821%
📉 Bottom 10 States
#1
#
0.482%
#2
#
0.491%
#3
#
0.491%
#4
#
0.491%
#5
#
0.491%
#6
#
0.500%
#7
#
0.502%
#8
#
0.512%
#9
#
0.515%
#10
#
0.515%
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🌎 Regional Popularity
Birth percentage by US region
#1
Northeast
2,078 births
0.90%
#2
South
4,949 births
0.82%
#3
Midwest
2,351 births
0.81%
#4
West
2,357 births
0.69%
northeast0.9%
midwest0.8%
south0.8%
west0.7%
🌎 Regional Popularity
Regional Variation
Most popular in the Northeast (0.901%) and least popular in the West (0.693%)
🏆
Northeast
Rank #
0.901%
🌎
South
Rank #
0.818%
🌎
Midwest
Rank #
0.806%
📉
West
Rank #
0.693%
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⚖️ Names with similar birth rates in 1995
Today's #1 by birth rate would be #13 in 1995 as the most popular names 30 years ago had higher birth rates.
Christian1995
#28
0.726%
Jordan1995
#29
0.713%
Aaron1995
#30
0.698%
JamesNow2025
#5
0.688%
Benjamin1995
#31
0.668%
Eric1995
#32
0.656%
Samuel1995
#33
0.653%