James vs Jameson

Side-by-side comparison of James and Jameson - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

James

Boy name · Rank #5

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Name B

Jameson

Boy name · Rank #118

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Metric James Jameson
Current Rank #5 #118
Total Births (all years) 5,250,638 61,883
Peak Year 1947 2019
Peak Year Births 94,767 4,674
Peak Decade 1950s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1922

Births by Decade

Decade James Jameson
1880s 54,055 -
1890s 50,723 -
1900s 62,170 -
1910s 275,070 -
1920s 515,301 6
1930s 547,479 -
1940s 795,775 11
1950s 843,768 53
1960s 684,722 172
1970s 444,713 745
1980s 356,491 2,571
1990s 244,980 2,349
2000s 163,179 5,501
2010s 139,689 28,548
2020s 72,523 21,927

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year James Jameson
2014 14,464 2,600
2015 14,865 2,854
2016 14,920 3,284
2017 14,362 3,932
2018 13,650 4,252
2019 13,198 4,674
2020 12,390 4,406
2021 12,474 4,309
2022 12,119 4,079
2023 11,739 3,488
2024 11,856 3,036
2025 11,945 2,609

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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