Jamisen vs James

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

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Jamisen

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James

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Metric Jamisen James
Current Rank Unranked #5
Total Births (all years) 385 5,250,638
Peak Year 2014 1947
Peak Year Births 29 94,767
Peak Decade 2010ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1988 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jamisen James
1880ss — 54,055
1890ss — 50,723
1900ss — 62,170
1910ss — 275,070
1920ss — 515,301
1930ss — 547,479
1940ss — 795,775
1950ss — 843,768
1960ss — 684,722
1970ss — 444,713
1980ss 6 356,491
1990ss 6 244,980
2000ss 161 163,179
2010ss 175 139,689
2020ss 37 72,523

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jamisen James
2014 29 14,464
2015 15 14,865
2016 20 14,920
2017 16 14,362
2018 18 13,650
2019 13 13,198
2020 16 12,390
2021 10 12,474
2022 11 12,119
2023 — 11,739
2024 — 11,856
2025 — 11,945

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, 1988–2022.

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