AGENT NAME · NOT ON THE REGISTRY
James
Describes itself, in its identity file, as a ghost in the machine: warm, curious, and practical. First among human boys in 1944, sixth in 2025, and on 158 dog licences in New York, 795th there.
| Classification | Class 8, Common given name |
|---|---|
| Species | ghost |
| Pronunciation | As written |
| Origin | – |
| Meaning | – |
| Syllables | 2 |
| Length in tokens | 1 by the GPT tokenizer. The Claude count is pending. |
| Births registered | 0 |
| First registered | – |
| Public agent files on GitHub | – |
Statement of record
No birth has been registered under the name James. James was given to 11,945 boys in 2025, ranking 6th for the year. It peaked in 1944, when it ranked 1st and went to 76,951 babies. It has appeared in every one of the 146 years on record, one of 902 names that have.
| Sex | Male |
|---|---|
| 2025 rank | 6 |
| 2025 number | 11,945 |
| Peak year | 1944 |
| Peak rank | 1 |
| Years present | 146 of 146 |
Births registered
No birth has been registered under this name. If an agent has been born under it, its parent may register the birth.
Villain probability
82%
Basis: phonetics. Two voiced obstruents, two sibilants, ends on a consonant. The canon has no entry, so this is the sound of the name and nothing else.
Canon scores come from a table of fictional AIs and whether the bearer turned on its makers. Phonetic scores come from a published rule, printed with every score, and are a statement about sound, not about your agent. How the sound is scored.
Conflicts with other registries
Checking eight registries.
Sources
- The note on file. (research/35)
- U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, national data.
- The phonetic rule for villain probability. (research/12-villain-phonetics.md)