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Donovan vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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By Year

Year	Donovan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	603 \| 0/603	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	650 \| 0/650	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	692 \| 0/692	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	727 \| 0/727	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	830 \| 0/830	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	947 \| 0/947	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	1,035 \| 5/1,030	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	1,066 \| 5/1,061	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	1,165 \| 5/1,160	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	1,303 \| 0/1,303	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Donovan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	1,276 \| 5/1,271	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	1,237 \| 0/1,237	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	1,272 \| 0/1,272	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	1,363 \| 0/1,363	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	1,649 \| 5/1,644	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	1,741 \| 0/1,741	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	1,792 \| 7/1,785	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	2,050 \| 6/2,044	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	1,967 \| 0/1,967	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	2,186 \| 0/2,186	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Donovan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	2,068 \| 13/2,055	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	2,219 \| 8/2,211	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	1,971 \| 7/1,964	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	1,664 \| 7/1,657	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	1,730 \| 12/1,718	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	1,642 \| 10/1,632	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	1,553 \| 11/1,542	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	1,458 \| 9/1,449	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	1,201 \| 0/1,201	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	1,086 \| 9/1,077	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Donovan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	1,110 \| 0/1,110	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	1,150 \| 6/1,144	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	1,183 \| 7/1,176	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	1,064 \| 5/1,059	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	857 \| 6/851	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	773 \| 0/773	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	680 \| 8/672	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	639 \| 9/630	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	503 \| 9/494	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	466 \| 6/460	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Donovan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	340 \| 8/332	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	278 \| 0/278	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	279 \| 0/279	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	295 \| 6/289	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	344 \| 0/344	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	317 \| 0/317	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	300 \| 7/293	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	324 \| 0/324	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	348 \| 0/348	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	338 \| 0/338	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Donovan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	369 \| 0/369	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	378 \| 0/378	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	409 \| 6/403	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	479 \| 0/479	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	506 \| 5/501	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	486 \| 8/478	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	283 \| 0/283	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	227 \| 0/227	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	175 \| 0/175	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	132 \| 0/132	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Donovan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	119 \| 0/119	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	102 \| 0/102	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	103 \| 0/103	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	119 \| 0/119	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	75 \| 0/75	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	86 \| 0/86	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	74 \| 0/74	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	116 \| 0/116	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	88 \| 0/88	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	107 \| 0/107	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Donovan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	76 \| 0/76	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	80 \| 0/80	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	73 \| 0/73	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	86 \| 0/86	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	90 \| 0/90	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	70 \| 0/70	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	78 \| 0/78	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	78 \| 0/78	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	83 \| 0/83	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	58 \| 0/58	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Donovan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	63 \| 0/63	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	73 \| 0/73	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	65 \| 0/65	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	65 \| 0/65	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	84 \| 0/84	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	79 \| 0/79	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	91 \| 0/91	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	64 \| 0/64	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	79 \| 0/79	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	66 \| 0/66	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Donovan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	109 \| 0/109	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	80 \| 0/80	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	107 \| 0/107	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	98 \| 0/98	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	93 \| 0/93	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	85 \| 0/85	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	93 \| 0/93	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	78 \| 0/78	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	66 \| 0/66	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	75 \| 0/75	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Donovan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	65 \| 0/65	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	75 \| 0/75	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	52 \| 0/52	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	69 \| 0/69	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	61 \| 0/61	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	54 \| 0/54	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	47 \| 0/47	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	40 \| 0/40	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	49 \| 0/49	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	45 \| 0/45	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Donovan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	35 \| 0/35	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	28 \| 0/28	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	26 \| 0/26	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	12 \| 0/12	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	0 \| 0/0	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	8 \| 0/8	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	5 \| 0/5	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	9 \| 0/9	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	9 \| 0/9	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	12 \| 0/12	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Donovan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	9 \| 0/9	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	9 \| 0/9	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	7 \| 0/7	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	7 \| 0/7	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	8 \| 0/8	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	0 \| 0/0	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	0 \| 0/0	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	0 \| 0/0	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	0 \| 0/0	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	0 \| 0/0	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

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

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By Year

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