James vs Robert
Side-by-side popularity comparison of James and
Robert year by year (1880–2024).
| Year | Babies |
| 1880 | 5,927 |
| 1881 | 5,441 |
| 1882 | 5,892 |
| 1883 | 5,223 |
| 1884 | 5,693 |
| 1885 | 5,175 |
| 1886 | 5,355 |
| 1887 | 4,768 |
| 1888 | 5,562 |
| 1889 | 5,020 |
| 1890 | 5,097 |
| 1891 | 4,516 |
| 1892 | 5,398 |
| 1893 | 5,030 |
| 1894 | 5,110 |
| 1895 | 5,335 |
| 1896 | 5,206 |
| 1897 | 5,113 |
| 1898 | 5,321 |
| 1899 | 4,597 |
| 1900 | 7,245 |
| 1901 | 4,735 |
| 1902 | 5,592 |
| 1903 | 5,479 |
| 1904 | 5,855 |
| 1905 | 6,042 |
| 1906 | 5,908 |
| 1907 | 6,707 |
| 1908 | 7,012 |
| 1909 | 7,595 |
| 1910 | 9,194 |
| 1911 | 9,952 |
| 1912 | 17,644 |
| 1913 | 20,832 |
| 1914 | 26,262 |
| 1915 | 33,773 |
| 1916 | 35,568 |
| 1917 | 37,338 |
| 1918 | 42,115 |
| 1919 | 42,392 |
| 1920 | 47,908 |
| 1921 | 49,750 |
| 1922 | 49,803 |
| 1923 | 50,463 |
| 1924 | 52,941 |
| 1925 | 52,679 |
| 1926 | 53,197 |
| 1927 | 53,675 |
| 1928 | 52,753 |
| 1929 | 52,133 |
| 1930 | 53,957 |
| 1931 | 51,213 |
| 1932 | 51,931 |
| 1933 | 51,110 |
| 1934 | 54,269 |
| 1935 | 55,002 |
| 1936 | 54,696 |
| 1937 | 56,562 |
| 1938 | 59,102 |
| 1939 | 59,636 |
| 1940 | 62,481 |
| 1941 | 66,752 |
| 1942 | 77,180 |
| 1943 | 80,275 |
| 1944 | 76,951 |
| 1945 | 74,466 |
| 1946 | 87,436 |
| 1947 | 94,763 |
| 1948 | 88,604 |
| 1949 | 86,859 |
| 1950 | 86,223 |
| 1951 | 87,257 |
| 1952 | 87,066 |
| 1953 | 86,071 |
| 1954 | 86,312 |
| 1955 | 84,184 |
| 1956 | 84,903 |
| 1957 | 84,343 |
| 1958 | 78,773 |
| 1959 | 78,644 |
| 1960 | 76,804 |
| 1961 | 75,959 |
| 1962 | 72,561 |
| 1963 | 71,291 |
| 1964 | 73,021 |
| 1965 | 67,674 |
| 1966 | 65,163 |
| 1967 | 61,688 |
| 1968 | 60,666 |
| 1969 | 59,894 |
| 1970 | 61,740 |
| 1971 | 54,603 |
| 1972 | 47,064 |
| 1973 | 42,838 |
| 1974 | 41,336 |
| 1975 | 39,574 |
| 1976 | 38,298 |
| 1977 | 40,043 |
| 1978 | 39,902 |
| 1979 | 39,351 |
| 1980 | 39,314 |
| 1981 | 38,289 |
| 1982 | 38,875 |
| 1983 | 36,344 |
| 1984 | 35,856 |
| 1985 | 35,864 |
| 1986 | 34,055 |
| 1987 | 32,660 |
| 1988 | 32,521 |
| 1989 | 32,720 |
| 1990 | 32,357 |
| 1991 | 30,513 |
| 1992 | 28,509 |
| 1993 | 26,255 |
| 1994 | 24,777 |
| 1995 | 22,736 |
| 1996 | 21,164 |
| 1997 | 20,407 |
| 1998 | 19,689 |
| 1999 | 18,555 |
| 2000 | 17,991 |
| 2001 | 17,073 |
| 2002 | 16,968 |
| 2003 | 16,895 |
| 2004 | 16,469 |
| 2005 | 16,140 |
| 2006 | 16,254 |
| 2007 | 15,973 |
| 2008 | 15,188 |
| 2009 | 14,221 |
| 2010 | 13,898 |
| 2011 | 13,272 |
| 2012 | 13,456 |
| 2013 | 13,595 |
| 2014 | 14,462 |
| 2015 | 14,861 |
| 2016 | 14,916 |
| 2017 | 14,357 |
| 2018 | 13,642 |
| 2019 | 13,193 |
| 2020 | 12,381 |
| 2021 | 12,464 |
| 2022 | 12,109 |
| 2023 | 11,727 |
| 2024 | 11,793 |
| Year | Babies |
| 1880 | 2,415 |
| 1881 | 2,140 |
| 1882 | 2,500 |
| 1883 | 2,334 |
| 1884 | 2,468 |
| 1885 | 2,322 |
| 1886 | 2,443 |
| 1887 | 2,125 |
| 1888 | 2,814 |
| 1889 | 2,513 |
| 1890 | 2,541 |
| 1891 | 2,240 |
| 1892 | 2,710 |
| 1893 | 2,563 |
| 1894 | 2,497 |
| 1895 | 2,635 |
| 1896 | 2,719 |
| 1897 | 2,701 |
| 1898 | 2,932 |
| 1899 | 2,609 |
| 1900 | 3,821 |
| 1901 | 2,543 |
| 1902 | 3,180 |
| 1903 | 3,044 |
| 1904 | 3,414 |
| 1905 | 3,410 |
| 1906 | 3,635 |
| 1907 | 4,020 |
| 1908 | 4,219 |
| 1909 | 4,563 |
| 1910 | 5,609 |
| 1911 | 6,526 |
| 1912 | 12,836 |
| 1913 | 15,684 |
| 1914 | 21,188 |
| 1915 | 28,737 |
| 1916 | 31,741 |
| 1917 | 35,220 |
| 1918 | 40,619 |
| 1919 | 41,025 |
| 1920 | 48,679 |
| 1921 | 52,779 |
| 1922 | 53,796 |
| 1923 | 56,113 |
| 1924 | 60,799 |
| 1925 | 60,896 |
| 1926 | 61,130 |
| 1927 | 61,674 |
| 1928 | 60,701 |
| 1929 | 59,808 |
| 1930 | 62,152 |
| 1931 | 60,520 |
| 1932 | 59,268 |
| 1933 | 54,219 |
| 1934 | 55,843 |
| 1935 | 56,525 |
| 1936 | 58,501 |
| 1937 | 61,842 |
| 1938 | 62,270 |
| 1939 | 59,659 |
| 1940 | 61,194 |
| 1941 | 64,247 |
| 1942 | 71,841 |
| 1943 | 74,890 |
| 1944 | 70,855 |
| 1945 | 69,945 |
| 1946 | 84,138 |
| 1947 | 91,654 |
| 1948 | 85,475 |
| 1949 | 83,876 |
| 1950 | 83,551 |
| 1951 | 86,355 |
| 1952 | 86,588 |
| 1953 | 86,245 |
| 1954 | 86,333 |
| 1955 | 83,755 |
| 1956 | 83,912 |
| 1957 | 81,776 |
| 1958 | 77,334 |
| 1959 | 74,542 |
| 1960 | 72,344 |
| 1961 | 72,963 |
| 1962 | 70,201 |
| 1963 | 69,997 |
| 1964 | 69,983 |
| 1965 | 63,112 |
| 1966 | 59,309 |
| 1967 | 56,371 |
| 1968 | 58,186 |
| 1969 | 58,303 |
| 1970 | 57,179 |
| 1971 | 50,635 |
| 1972 | 43,015 |
| 1973 | 38,698 |
| 1974 | 37,009 |
| 1975 | 35,308 |
| 1976 | 33,791 |
| 1977 | 34,217 |
| 1978 | 33,379 |
| 1979 | 34,018 |
| 1980 | 34,269 |
| 1981 | 34,397 |
| 1982 | 34,414 |
| 1983 | 32,744 |
| 1984 | 31,772 |
| 1985 | 32,095 |
| 1986 | 31,351 |
| 1987 | 30,240 |
| 1988 | 30,317 |
| 1989 | 30,073 |
| 1990 | 28,885 |
| 1991 | 26,836 |
| 1992 | 24,095 |
| 1993 | 22,447 |
| 1994 | 20,559 |
| 1995 | 18,586 |
| 1996 | 17,676 |
| 1997 | 16,303 |
| 1998 | 15,527 |
| 1999 | 14,540 |
| 2000 | 13,739 |
| 2001 | 12,665 |
| 2002 | 12,031 |
| 2003 | 11,399 |
| 2004 | 10,681 |
| 2005 | 10,166 |
| 2006 | 9,911 |
| 2007 | 9,388 |
| 2008 | 8,840 |
| 2009 | 7,838 |
| 2010 | 7,564 |
| 2011 | 6,984 |
| 2012 | 6,963 |
| 2013 | 6,721 |
| 2014 | 6,660 |
| 2015 | 6,132 |
| 2016 | 6,005 |
| 2017 | 5,566 |
| 2018 | 5,191 |
| 2019 | 4,851 |
| 2020 | 4,401 |
| 2021 | 4,430 |
| 2022 | 4,078 |
| 2023 | 3,823 |
| 2024 | 3,785 |