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Dan vs James — Popularity Comparison

Latest years first · counts are girls + boys combined (split shown in table).

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Dan James

By Year

Year	Dan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	82 \| 0/82	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	105 \| 5/100	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	97 \| 9/88	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	78 \| 0/78	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	93 \| 7/86	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	102 \| 0/102	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	97 \| 0/97	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	96 \| 0/96	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	100 \| 0/100	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	91 \| 0/91	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Dan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	102 \| 0/102	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	87 \| 0/87	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	107 \| 0/107	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	108 \| 0/108	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	116 \| 0/116	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	116 \| 0/116	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	136 \| 0/136	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	149 \| 0/149	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	136 \| 0/136	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	156 \| 0/156	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Dan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	146 \| 7/139	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	151 \| 5/146	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	153 \| 0/153	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	150 \| 7/143	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	163 \| 0/163	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	139 \| 0/139	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	150 \| 0/150	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	165 \| 0/165	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	176 \| 0/176	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	171 \| 0/171	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Dan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	178 \| 0/178	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	208 \| 0/208	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	217 \| 8/209	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	230 \| 0/230	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	234 \| 0/234	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	246 \| 6/240	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	259 \| 10/249	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	231 \| 0/231	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	276 \| 8/268	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	271 \| 7/264	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Dan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	265 \| 0/265	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	288 \| 8/280	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	323 \| 8/315	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	371 \| 9/362	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	342 \| 7/335	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	335 \| 6/329	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	354 \| 11/343	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	378 \| 0/378	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	400 \| 0/400	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	453 \| 5/448	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Dan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	485 \| 6/479	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	578 \| 5/573	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	683 \| 6/677	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	909 \| 7/902	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	1,029 \| 8/1,021	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	1,167 \| 8/1,159	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	1,280 \| 9/1,271	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	1,334 \| 5/1,329	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	1,538 \| 0/1,538	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	1,997 \| 6/1,991	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Dan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	2,375 \| 6/2,369	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	2,823 \| 0/2,823	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	3,121 \| 6/3,115	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	3,422 \| 5/3,417	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	3,697 \| 0/3,697	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	3,683 \| 8/3,675	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	3,703 \| 10/3,693	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	3,202 \| 8/3,194	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	2,442 \| 5/2,437	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	2,314 \| 10/2,304	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Dan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	2,160 \| 7/2,153	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	2,172 \| 6/2,166	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	2,311 \| 0/2,311	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	2,000 \| 8/1,992	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	2,095 \| 10/2,085	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	2,291 \| 12/2,279	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	2,502 \| 7/2,495	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	2,711 \| 9/2,702	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	2,205 \| 11/2,194	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	1,732 \| 6/1,726	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Dan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	1,493 \| 5/1,488	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	1,538 \| 0/1,538	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	1,344 \| 0/1,344	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	1,154 \| 0/1,154	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	1,103 \| 6/1,097	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	996 \| 0/996	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	1,047 \| 7/1,040	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	1,041 \| 8/1,033	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	975 \| 10/965	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	1,024 \| 9/1,015	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Dan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	947 \| 8/939	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	945 \| 7/938	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	930 \| 8/922	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	892 \| 10/882	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	908 \| 9/899	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	809 \| 9/800	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	926 \| 18/908	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	938 \| 15/923	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	893 \| 13/880	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	782 \| 10/772	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Dan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	811 \| 11/800	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	737 \| 7/730	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	814 \| 8/806	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	728 \| 11/717	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	771 \| 7/764	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	760 \| 12/748	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	718 \| 8/710	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	600 \| 5/595	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	602 \| 8/594	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	578 \| 0/578	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Dan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	447 \| 0/447	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	379 \| 5/374	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	298 \| 0/298	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	205 \| 0/205	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	188 \| 0/188	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	163 \| 0/163	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	152 \| 0/152	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	160 \| 0/160	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	133 \| 5/128	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	152 \| 0/152	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Dan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	156 \| 0/156	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	155 \| 0/155	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	124 \| 0/124	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	117 \| 0/117	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	192 \| 0/192	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	119 \| 0/119	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	125 \| 0/125	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	115 \| 0/115	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	133 \| 0/133	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	96 \| 0/96	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Dan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	114 \| 0/114	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	143 \| 0/143	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	156 \| 0/156	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	113 \| 0/113	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	160 \| 0/160	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	116 \| 0/116	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	154 \| 0/154	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	140 \| 0/140	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	154 \| 0/154	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	129 \| 0/129	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Dan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	151 \| 0/151	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	120 \| 0/120	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	150 \| 0/150	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	148 \| 0/148	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	140 \| 0/140	5,949 \| 22/5,927