Recorded 1960–1973 Boys' name Peak 1960 10 births

Jamess — boys' name

10 babies named Jamess in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s5
1960s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Jamess was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

5 babies were named Jamess in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jamess

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Jamess between 1960 and 1973, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jamess currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jamess performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jamess shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jamess in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 10 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jamess at a glance

Last recorded 1973

Total births

10

Since 1960

14 years of records

Peak year

1960

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1973

Active since

1960

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1973

Jamess popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1960

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1960)
5
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
5 19731960 5

Jamess by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
5 births that decade — 50% of Jamess's all-time total
1960s51970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jamess?
10 babies have been named Jamess since 1960. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1960 with 5 births.
When was Jamess most popular?
Jamess was most popular in the 1960s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Jamess been used?
Jamess has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 14 years of data through 1973.
What names are similar to Jamess?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include James, Jamie, Jameson, Jamal, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1960–1973 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.