Recorded 2008–2022 Boys' name Peak 2014 163 births

Kingjames — boys' name

163 babies named Kingjames in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

163 boys have been named Kingjames since 2008, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2022.

163
total births
2008–2022
years on record
2010s
peak decade
74%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Kingjames was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

20 babies were named Kingjames in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kingjames

The Social Security Administration has registered 163 babies named Kingjames between 2008 and 2022, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kingjames currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kingjames performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 120 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kingjames shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kingjames in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kingjames 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 163 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.

Kingjames at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

163

Since 2008

15 years of records

Peak year

2014

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2008

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2022

Kingjames popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2008

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2014)
20
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
0510152025 20222020201820162014201220092008 5

Kingjames by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
120 births that decade — 74% of Kingjames's all-time total
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Kingjames by state

Where Kingjames concentrates geographically — total births since 2008

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kingjames
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.1%
California share of Kingjames's total US births 3.1%

5 of 163 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kingjames?
163 babies have been named Kingjames since 2008. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2014 with 20 births.
When was Kingjames most popular?
Kingjames was most popular in the 2010s decade with 120 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Kingjames most popular?
The top states for the name Kingjames are California (5 births).
How long has the name Kingjames been used?
Kingjames has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 15 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Kingjames?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kingston, King, Kingsley, Kingsten, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 2008–2022 (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.