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James
5,274,520 recorded births · active 1880–2025
Living-age distribution
The median living James is 59. If you meet a James, there's about a 70% chance they're between 30 and 77 years old.
Popularity arc
● Faded ClassicOnce everywhere, now rare — a name from a different era.
Peak James: 1880. Down 88% from peak.
Name neighbors
People named James have popularity-curve siblings named:
Geographic fingerprint
Jamess are 1.3x more common in the South than the national average.