James
BoyPopular Australian boy name · NSW BDM data 1952 to 2025
- Current Rank
- #15
- Total Registrations
- 45,885
- Peak Year
- 1992
- Peak Rank
- #4
- First Year
- 1952
- Years in Top 100
- 74
James by year
Registrations of James as a boy's name in New South Wales, and its rank among boys' names that year. Source: NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
| Year | Registrations | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 252 | #15 |
| 2024 | 214 | #21 |
| 2023 | 279 | #12 |
| 2022 | 294 | #17 |
| 2021 | 310 | #18 |
| 2020 | 344 | #11 |
| 2019 | 363 | #9 |
| 2018 | 368 | #11 |
| 2017 | 403 | #5 |
| 2016 | 455 | #6 |
Earlier years (1952 to 2015)
| Year | Registrations | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 451 | #5 |
| 2014 | 484 | #5 |
| 2013 | 514 | #5 |
| 2012 | 498 | #10 |
| 2011 | 481 | #11 |
| 2010 | 486 | #11 |
| 2009 | 502 | #11 |
| 2008 | 531 | #9 |
| 2007 | 532 | #8 |
| 2006 | 641 | #6 |
| 2005 | 606 | #6 |
| 2004 | 600 | #6 |
| 2003 | 644 | #6 |
| 2002 | 616 | #7 |
| 2001 | 686 | #5 |
| 2000 | 755 | #5 |
| 1999 | 809 | #5 |
| 1998 | 790 | #5 |
| 1997 | 872 | #3 |
| 1996 | 933 | #3 |
| 1995 | 910 | #4 |
| 1994 | 950 | #4 |
| 1993 | 1,029 | #4 |
| 1992 | 1,178 | #4 |
| 1991 | 1,138 | #4 |
| 1990 | 1,106 | #5 |
| 1989 | 1,017 | #6 |
| 1988 | 1,024 | #6 |
| 1987 | 945 | #7 |
| 1986 | 995 | #6 |
| 1985 | 978 | #7 |
| 1984 | 868 | #10 |
| 1983 | 839 | #10 |
| 1982 | 873 | #9 |
| 1981 | 769 | #13 |
| 1980 | 743 | #13 |
| 1979 | 678 | #12 |
| 1978 | 577 | #16 |
| 1977 | 563 | #16 |
| 1976 | 479 | #21 |
| 1975 | 505 | #20 |
| 1974 | 537 | #21 |
| 1973 | 611 | #18 |
| 1972 | 597 | #21 |
| 1971 | 613 | #20 |
| 1970 | 615 | #18 |
| 1969 | 599 | #18 |
| 1968 | 491 | #20 |
| 1967 | 553 | #17 |
| 1966 | 509 | #19 |
| 1965 | 574 | #16 |
| 1964 | 524 | #19 |
| 1963 | 495 | #21 |
| 1962 | 463 | #20 |
| 1961 | 468 | #21 |
| 1960 | 512 | #18 |
| 1959 | 445 | #18 |
| 1958 | 427 | #21 |
| 1957 | 479 | #19 |
| 1956 | 498 | #20 |
| 1955 | 441 | #24 |
| 1954 | 500 | #20 |
| 1953 | 546 | #18 |
| 1952 | 511 | #21 |
Fun Facts
- Most popular in 1992 with 1,178 registrations
- Has been in the top 100 for 74 years
- Appeared in records from 1952 to 2025
- Currently ranked #15 with 252 registrations in the latest year