James vs William
Side-by-side popularity comparison of James and
William 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 | 9,532 |
| 1881 | 8,524 |
| 1882 | 9,298 |
| 1883 | 8,387 |
| 1884 | 8,897 |
| 1885 | 8,044 |
| 1886 | 8,252 |
| 1887 | 7,470 |
| 1888 | 8,705 |
| 1889 | 7,772 |
| 1890 | 7,494 |
| 1891 | 6,763 |
| 1892 | 7,782 |
| 1893 | 7,223 |
| 1894 | 7,274 |
| 1895 | 7,277 |
| 1896 | 7,747 |
| 1897 | 7,198 |
| 1898 | 7,400 |
| 1899 | 6,086 |
| 1900 | 8,579 |
| 1901 | 5,990 |
| 1902 | 6,617 |
| 1903 | 6,311 |
| 1904 | 6,416 |
| 1905 | 6,495 |
| 1906 | 6,566 |
| 1907 | 6,904 |
| 1908 | 7,529 |
| 1909 | 7,913 |
| 1910 | 8,844 |
| 1911 | 10,593 |
| 1912 | 19,626 |
| 1913 | 23,538 |
| 1914 | 29,753 |
| 1915 | 38,563 |
| 1916 | 40,418 |
| 1917 | 42,422 |
| 1918 | 45,291 |
| 1919 | 43,970 |
| 1920 | 50,146 |
| 1921 | 51,862 |
| 1922 | 51,112 |
| 1923 | 52,136 |
| 1924 | 53,506 |
| 1925 | 53,309 |
| 1926 | 51,922 |
| 1927 | 51,476 |
| 1928 | 49,119 |
| 1929 | 47,814 |
| 1930 | 47,271 |
| 1931 | 43,280 |
| 1932 | 42,127 |
| 1933 | 39,047 |
| 1934 | 40,176 |
| 1935 | 40,200 |
| 1936 | 39,398 |
| 1937 | 40,724 |
| 1938 | 42,432 |
| 1939 | 42,073 |
| 1940 | 44,781 |
| 1941 | 47,797 |
| 1942 | 54,891 |
| 1943 | 55,904 |
| 1944 | 52,373 |
| 1945 | 50,218 |
| 1946 | 60,030 |
| 1947 | 67,001 |
| 1948 | 61,970 |
| 1949 | 61,504 |
| 1950 | 60,679 |
| 1951 | 62,783 |
| 1952 | 63,039 |
| 1953 | 61,830 |
| 1954 | 61,431 |
| 1955 | 59,985 |
| 1956 | 58,990 |
| 1957 | 56,850 |
| 1958 | 54,254 |
| 1959 | 51,385 |
| 1960 | 49,344 |
| 1961 | 48,035 |
| 1962 | 44,859 |
| 1963 | 44,444 |
| 1964 | 44,223 |
| 1965 | 40,111 |
| 1966 | 38,240 |
| 1967 | 37,619 |
| 1968 | 36,928 |
| 1969 | 37,608 |
| 1970 | 38,889 |
| 1971 | 35,416 |
| 1972 | 30,512 |
| 1973 | 28,015 |
| 1974 | 26,977 |
| 1975 | 25,562 |
| 1976 | 24,433 |
| 1977 | 24,757 |
| 1978 | 24,174 |
| 1979 | 24,680 |
| 1980 | 25,638 |
| 1981 | 24,801 |
| 1982 | 25,606 |
| 1983 | 25,396 |
| 1984 | 24,902 |
| 1985 | 24,608 |
| 1986 | 24,333 |
| 1987 | 24,203 |
| 1988 | 24,125 |
| 1989 | 24,674 |
| 1990 | 24,909 |
| 1991 | 23,858 |
| 1992 | 23,066 |
| 1993 | 22,219 |
| 1994 | 21,491 |
| 1995 | 20,160 |
| 1996 | 20,544 |
| 1997 | 20,020 |
| 1998 | 20,835 |
| 1999 | 20,716 |
| 2000 | 20,669 |
| 2001 | 20,110 |
| 2002 | 20,136 |
| 2003 | 19,999 |
| 2004 | 20,235 |
| 2005 | 19,060 |
| 2006 | 18,963 |
| 2007 | 18,894 |
| 2008 | 18,403 |
| 2009 | 17,935 |
| 2010 | 17,071 |
| 2011 | 17,359 |
| 2012 | 16,914 |
| 2013 | 16,665 |
| 2014 | 16,847 |
| 2015 | 15,945 |
| 2016 | 15,808 |
| 2017 | 15,042 |
| 2018 | 14,645 |
| 2019 | 13,649 |
| 2020 | 12,673 |
| 2021 | 12,166 |
| 2022 | 11,349 |
| 2023 | 10,653 |
| 2024 | 10,596 |