Boys' name · since 2008
Kingjames
Since 2008, U.S. Social Security records show 163 babies named Kingjames, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,221 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 163
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kingjames sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 163 recorded since 2008.
Kingjames has 163 recorded births among boys since 2008, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2022.
- #14,221 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 163 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kingjames ranks #14,221 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 163 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,221 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 163
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kingjames's 163 recorded births place it above 68.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Kingjames's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kingjames's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2008, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kingjames popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2022
- Peak year (2014)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Kingjames by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (120 births, 74% of the file).
2010s was Kingjames's strongest decade.
120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Kingjames births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
- 2010s
2010s
120 births
- 2020s 27
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 120 births (74% of all-time use).
Kingjames by state
Where Kingjames concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.1% |
5 of 163 births nationwide.
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- Kingjames's decade-level peak was the 2010s (120 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kingjamess (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kingjames: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~14 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2008–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kingjames draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.