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Ian vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Ian James

By Year

Year	Ian (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	4,555 \| 8/4,547	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	4,561 \| 10/4,551	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	4,509 \| 8/4,501	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	4,307 \| 7/4,300	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	4,278 \| 12/4,266	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	4,557 \| 7/4,550	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	4,710 \| 6/4,704	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	5,043 \| 10/5,033	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	5,088 \| 9/5,079	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	5,342 \| 13/5,329	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Ian (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	5,467 \| 6/5,461	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	5,432 \| 0/5,432	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	5,703 \| 9/5,694	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	5,633 \| 14/5,619	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	5,561 \| 0/5,561	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	5,812 \| 5/5,807	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	5,731 \| 8/5,723	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	6,262 \| 12/6,250	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	6,166 \| 12/6,154	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	6,704 \| 16/6,688	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Ian (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	6,531 \| 24/6,507	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	6,480 \| 14/6,466	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	6,369 \| 8/6,361	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	6,100 \| 16/6,084	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	5,892 \| 6/5,886	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	5,462 \| 12/5,450	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	5,365 \| 12/5,353	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	5,217 \| 7/5,210	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	5,426 \| 16/5,410	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	5,602 \| 7/5,595	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Ian (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	5,274 \| 7/5,267	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	5,418 \| 19/5,399	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	5,546 \| 10/5,536	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	5,350 \| 26/5,324	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	5,490 \| 30/5,460	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	4,977 \| 29/4,948	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	4,348 \| 33/4,315	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	3,944 \| 20/3,924	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	3,749 \| 35/3,714	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	4,030 \| 31/3,999	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Ian (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	3,824 \| 30/3,794	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	3,689 \| 24/3,665	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	3,605 \| 29/3,576	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	2,941 \| 12/2,929	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	2,928 \| 19/2,909	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	2,568 \| 15/2,553	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	2,189 \| 17/2,172	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	2,301 \| 14/2,287	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	1,958 \| 21/1,937	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	1,734 \| 16/1,718	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Ian (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	1,671 \| 17/1,654	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	1,312 \| 10/1,302	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	1,260 \| 12/1,248	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	1,208 \| 8/1,200	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	1,122 \| 5/1,117	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	832 \| 5/827	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	724 \| 8/716	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	771 \| 0/771	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	621 \| 0/621	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	495 \| 6/489	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Ian (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	429 \| 0/429	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	360 \| 0/360	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	281 \| 0/281	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	242 \| 0/242	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	242 \| 0/242	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	208 \| 0/208	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	205 \| 0/205	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	213 \| 0/213	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	194 \| 0/194	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	175 \| 0/175	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Ian (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	171 \| 0/171	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	157 \| 0/157	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	120 \| 0/120	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	104 \| 0/104	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	123 \| 0/123	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	102 \| 0/102	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	87 \| 0/87	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	111 \| 0/111	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	85 \| 0/85	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	64 \| 0/64	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Ian (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	68 \| 0/68	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	64 \| 0/64	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	80 \| 0/80	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	62 \| 0/62	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	61 \| 5/56	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	61 \| 0/61	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	49 \| 0/49	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	50 \| 0/50	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	44 \| 0/44	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	45 \| 0/45	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Ian (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	41 \| 0/41	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	27 \| 0/27	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	40 \| 0/40	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	43 \| 0/43	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	45 \| 0/45	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	31 \| 0/31	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	40 \| 0/40	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	27 \| 0/27	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	24 \| 0/24	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	19 \| 0/19	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Ian (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	28 \| 0/28	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	22 \| 0/22	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	9 \| 0/9	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	15 \| 0/15	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	10 \| 0/10	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	9 \| 0/9	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	11 \| 0/11	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	19 \| 0/19	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	15 \| 0/15	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	15 \| 0/15	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

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

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By Year

Year	Ian (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	0 \| 0/0	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	0 \| 0/0	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	0 \| 0/0	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	0 \| 0/0	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	0 \| 0/0	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	Ian (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	Ian (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