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James vs Noah — Popularity Comparison

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By Year

Year	James (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
2024	11,861 \| 68/11,793	20,876 \| 539/20,337
2023	11,806 \| 79/11,727	19,545 \| 457/19,088
2022	12,194 \| 85/12,109	19,214 \| 479/18,735
2021	12,532 \| 68/12,464	19,324 \| 418/18,906
2020	12,447 \| 66/12,381	18,759 \| 308/18,451
2019	13,261 \| 68/13,193	19,391 \| 219/19,172
2018	13,687 \| 45/13,642	18,604 \| 175/18,429
2017	14,434 \| 77/14,357	18,678 \| 176/18,502
2016	14,983 \| 67/14,916	19,321 \| 134/19,187
2015	14,900 \| 39/14,861	19,815 \| 137/19,678

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By Year

Year	James (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
2014	14,504 \| 42/14,462	19,445 \| 107/19,338
2013	13,623 \| 28/13,595	18,367 \| 80/18,287
2012	13,484 \| 28/13,456	17,456 \| 78/17,378
2011	13,302 \| 30/13,272	16,960 \| 79/16,881
2010	13,928 \| 30/13,898	16,558 \| 80/16,478
2009	14,272 \| 51/14,221	17,331 \| 70/17,261
2008	15,220 \| 32/15,188	15,859 \| 56/15,803
2007	16,006 \| 33/15,973	16,695 \| 92/16,603
2006	16,300 \| 46/16,254	16,393 \| 53/16,340
2005	16,166 \| 26/16,140	13,961 \| 56/13,905

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By Year

Year	James (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
2004	16,564 \| 95/16,469	11,998 \| 87/11,911
2003	16,929 \| 34/16,895	11,906 \| 64/11,842
2002	16,999 \| 31/16,968	12,118 \| 42/12,076
2001	17,115 \| 42/17,073	13,529 \| 36/13,493
2000	18,031 \| 40/17,991	14,346 \| 64/14,282
1999	18,595 \| 40/18,555	14,987 \| 56/14,931
1998	19,734 \| 45/19,689	13,471 \| 57/13,414
1997	20,449 \| 42/20,407	9,342 \| 63/9,279
1996	21,226 \| 62/21,164	7,227 \| 43/7,184
1995	22,793 \| 57/22,736	3,844 \| 20/3,824

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By Year

Year	James (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1994	24,844 \| 67/24,777	2,097 \| 17/2,080
1993	26,330 \| 75/26,255	1,520 \| 17/1,503
1992	28,579 \| 70/28,509	1,438 \| 14/1,424
1991	30,608 \| 95/30,513	1,328 \| 13/1,315
1990	32,472 \| 115/32,357	1,320 \| 9/1,311
1989	32,896 \| 176/32,720	1,255 \| 13/1,242
1988	32,765 \| 244/32,521	1,077 \| 12/1,065
1987	32,906 \| 246/32,660	1,004 \| 8/996
1986	34,328 \| 273/34,055	1,051 \| 12/1,039
1985	36,151 \| 287/35,864	1,109 \| 0/1,109

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By Year

Year	James (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1984	36,094 \| 238/35,856	1,254 \| 8/1,246
1983	36,626 \| 282/36,344	1,560 \| 18/1,542
1982	39,192 \| 317/38,875	1,831 \| 14/1,817
1981	38,561 \| 272/38,289	1,413 \| 13/1,400
1980	39,585 \| 271/39,314	933 \| 5/928
1979	39,612 \| 261/39,351	923 \| 10/913
1978	40,171 \| 269/39,902	698 \| 9/689
1977	40,316 \| 273/40,043	690 \| 7/683
1976	38,550 \| 252/38,298	543 \| 0/543
1975	39,828 \| 254/39,574	585 \| 5/580

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By Year

Year	James (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1974	41,586 \| 250/41,336	548 \| 0/548
1973	43,154 \| 316/42,838	492 \| 0/492
1972	47,364 \| 300/47,064	422 \| 0/422
1971	54,905 \| 302/54,603	478 \| 0/478
1970	62,094 \| 354/61,740	347 \| 7/340
1969	60,223 \| 329/59,894	247 \| 0/247
1968	60,978 \| 312/60,666	174 \| 0/174
1967	61,998 \| 310/61,688	154 \| 0/154
1966	65,461 \| 298/65,163	157 \| 0/157
1965	67,977 \| 303/67,674	120 \| 0/120

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By Year

Year	James (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1964	73,339 \| 318/73,021	138 \| 0/138
1963	71,602 \| 311/71,291	124 \| 0/124
1962	72,823 \| 262/72,561	140 \| 0/140
1961	76,243 \| 284/75,959	131 \| 5/126
1960	77,095 \| 291/76,804	139 \| 0/139
1959	78,938 \| 294/78,644	153 \| 0/153
1958	79,025 \| 252/78,773	137 \| 0/137
1957	84,622 \| 279/84,343	153 \| 0/153
1956	85,151 \| 248/84,903	138 \| 0/138
1955	84,427 \| 243/84,184	133 \| 0/133

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By Year

Year	James (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1954	86,537 \| 225/86,312	131 \| 0/131
1953	86,307 \| 236/86,071	161 \| 0/161
1952	87,324 \| 258/87,066	143 \| 0/143
1951	87,513 \| 256/87,257	154 \| 0/154
1950	86,475 \| 252/86,223	153 \| 0/153
1949	87,116 \| 257/86,859	149 \| 0/149
1948	88,855 \| 251/88,604	150 \| 0/150
1947	95,020 \| 257/94,763	156 \| 0/156
1946	87,686 \| 250/87,436	130 \| 0/130
1945	74,713 \| 247/74,466	133 \| 0/133

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By Year

Year	James (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1944	77,188 \| 237/76,951	157 \| 0/157
1943	80,547 \| 272/80,275	155 \| 0/155
1942	77,460 \| 280/77,180	182 \| 0/182
1941	67,008 \| 256/66,752	161 \| 0/161
1940	62,740 \| 259/62,481	150 \| 0/150
1939	59,904 \| 268/59,636	122 \| 0/122
1938	59,377 \| 275/59,102	145 \| 0/145
1937	56,813 \| 251/56,562	143 \| 0/143
1936	54,925 \| 229/54,696	147 \| 0/147
1935	55,240 \| 238/55,002	175 \| 0/175

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By Year

Year	James (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1934	54,531 \| 262/54,269	148 \| 0/148
1933	51,409 \| 299/51,110	173 \| 0/173
1932	52,251 \| 320/51,931	182 \| 0/182
1931	51,558 \| 345/51,213	186 \| 6/180
1930	54,376 \| 419/53,957	191 \| 0/191
1929	52,530 \| 397/52,133	197 \| 0/197
1928	53,180 \| 427/52,753	174 \| 0/174
1927	54,065 \| 390/53,675	236 \| 0/236
1926	53,555 \| 358/53,197	235 \| 0/235
1925	53,044 \| 365/52,679	219 \| 0/219

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By Year

Year	James (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1924	53,215 \| 274/52,941	239 \| 0/239
1923	50,743 \| 280/50,463	259 \| 0/259
1922	50,042 \| 239/49,803	236 \| 0/236
1921	49,981 \| 231/49,750	247 \| 0/247
1920	48,157 \| 249/47,908	242 \| 0/242
1919	42,584 \| 192/42,392	253 \| 0/253
1918	42,327 \| 212/42,115	247 \| 0/247
1917	37,520 \| 182/37,338	219 \| 0/219
1916	35,734 \| 166/35,568	229 \| 0/229
1915	33,928 \| 155/33,773	189 \| 0/189

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By Year

Year	James (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1914	26,369 \| 107/26,262	171 \| 0/171
1913	20,927 \| 95/20,832	141 \| 0/141
1912	17,725 \| 81/17,644	116 \| 0/116
1911	10,021 \| 69/9,952	82 \| 0/82
1910	9,257 \| 63/9,194	87 \| 0/87
1909	7,647 \| 52/7,595	62 \| 0/62
1908	7,044 \| 32/7,012	68 \| 0/68
1907	6,752 \| 45/6,707	61 \| 0/61
1906	5,945 \| 37/5,908	60 \| 0/60
1905	6,077 \| 35/6,042	60 \| 0/60

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By Year

Year	James (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1904	5,882 \| 27/5,855	46 \| 0/46
1903	5,507 \| 28/5,479	48 \| 0/48
1902	5,622 \| 30/5,592	69 \| 0/69
1901	4,765 \| 30/4,735	56 \| 0/56
1900	7,286 \| 41/7,245	92 \| 0/92
1899	4,624 \| 27/4,597	47 \| 0/47
1898	5,350 \| 29/5,321	68 \| 0/68
1897	5,143 \| 30/5,113	58 \| 0/58
1896	5,234 \| 28/5,206	69 \| 0/69
1895	5,369 \| 34/5,335	72 \| 0/72

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By Year

Year	James (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1894	5,135 \| 25/5,110	74 \| 0/74
1893	5,053 \| 23/5,030	69 \| 0/69
1892	5,420 \| 22/5,398	79 \| 0/79
1891	4,547 \| 31/4,516	76 \| 0/76
1890	5,130 \| 33/5,097	74 \| 0/74
1889	5,046 \| 26/5,020	85 \| 0/85
1888	5,607 \| 45/5,562	83 \| 0/83
1887	4,787 \| 19/4,768	94 \| 0/94
1886	5,384 \| 29/5,355	90 \| 0/90
1885	5,201 \| 26/5,175	76 \| 0/76

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By Year

Year	James (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1884	5,726 \| 33/5,693	94 \| 0/94
1883	5,248 \| 25/5,223	81 \| 0/81
1882	5,910 \| 18/5,892	108 \| 0/108
1881	5,465 \| 24/5,441	81 \| 0/81
1880	5,949 \| 22/5,927	103 \| 0/103