male NAME · CURRENTLY #6

James

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“supplanter”

A long-established English given name, also used for girls and women in contemporary US naming.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How James has traveled through time

5,9491880 5,2011885 5,1301890 5,3691895 7,2861900 6,0771905 9,2571910 33,9281915 48,1571920 53,0451925 54,3761930 55,2431935 62,7401940 74,7111945 86,4801950 84,4291955 77,1061960 67,9691965 62,0881970 39,8231975 39,5831980 36,1491985 32,4741990 22,7961995 18,0312000 16,1662005 13,9312010 14,9042015 12,4562020 12,0042025
LATEST YEAR202512,004 births
PEAK RANK#1in 1940
CURRENT USAGE0.5% F99.5% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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