James

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James closed 2025 at #6 on the boys' board: 11,945 boys, 0.70% of the market. The ten-year move is -10% (-41% over thirty); it peaked in 1947 at 94,763 boys (#1 that year), and has moved 5,250,515 units since first listing in 1880. It trades on both boards — the toggle up top swaps the desk to the girls' board.

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1880
First listed
5,250,515
All-time boys
1947
Busiest year (94,763 babies)
11,945
Babies born
#6
Rank (M)
0.70%
Share of boys
-10%
10-yr change
-41%
30-yr change
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State distribution · James M · 2021–25 · tile brightness = rate vs. national
AK×2.1ME×1.5VT×1.8NH×1.9WA×1.1ID×1.5MT×1.9ND×1.4MN×1.3WI×1.1MI×1.1NY×1.1MA×1.7RI×1.7OR×1.2NV×1.0WY×2.5SD×1.3IA×1.1IL×1.1IN×1.1OH×1.1PA×1.2NJ×1.2CT×1.7CA×0.8UT×1.4CO×1.2NE×1.2MO×1.3KY×1.4WV×1.3VA×1.5MD×1.4DE×1.7AZ×0.9NM×1.0KS×1.4AR×1.4TN×1.5NC×1.3SC×1.8DC×2.5OK×1.1LA×1.3MS×2.0AL×1.9GA×1.3HI×1.2TX×0.8FL×1.0
DC · 258 babies×2.5 national
WY · 101 babies×2.5 national
AK · 171 babies×2.1 national
MS · 810 babies×2.0 national
NH · 301 babies×1.9 national
MT · 230 babies×1.9 national
Trades near James · 2025 boys' board
RankNameBabies’16–’25
#1LiamFM20,818
#2NoahFM20,358
#3OliverFM14,939
#4TheodoreFM13,355
#5HenryFM12,020
#6JamesFM11,945
#7ElijahFM11,111
#8MateoFM11,045
#9WilliamFM10,545
#10LucasFM10,219
#11BenjaminFM9,762
Origin

Same shelf:

RankNameBabies’16–’25
#2NoahFM20,358
#7ElijahFM11,111
#7IsabellaF10,666
#11BenjaminFM9,762
#12LeviFM9,642
#13EliasFM8,837
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