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Jane vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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By Year

Year	Jane (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	1,180 \| 1,180/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	1,114 \| 1,114/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	1,089 \| 1,089/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	1,172 \| 1,172/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	1,169 \| 1,169/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	1,188 \| 1,188/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	1,133 \| 1,133/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	1,157 \| 1,157/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	1,135 \| 1,135/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	1,112 \| 1,112/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Jane (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	1,026 \| 1,026/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	898 \| 898/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	927 \| 927/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	868 \| 868/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	833 \| 833/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	831 \| 831/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	826 \| 826/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	775 \| 775/0	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	665 \| 665/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	651 \| 651/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Jane (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	657 \| 657/0	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	709 \| 704/5	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	696 \| 696/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	671 \| 671/0	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	647 \| 647/0	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	618 \| 618/0	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	638 \| 638/0	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	648 \| 648/0	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	639 \| 639/0	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	618 \| 618/0	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Jane (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	706 \| 706/0	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	691 \| 691/0	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	657 \| 652/5	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	718 \| 709/9	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	781 \| 773/8	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	787 \| 779/8	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	730 \| 723/7	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	674 \| 668/6	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	679 \| 669/10	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	719 \| 710/9	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Jane (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	731 \| 725/6	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	789 \| 783/6	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	849 \| 844/5	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	769 \| 762/7	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	775 \| 775/0	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	725 \| 720/5	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	699 \| 699/0	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	752 \| 744/8	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	702 \| 697/5	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	787 \| 782/5	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Jane (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	835 \| 827/8	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	962 \| 957/5	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	1,167 \| 1,161/6	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	1,302 \| 1,296/6	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	1,601 \| 1,601/0	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	1,885 \| 1,880/5	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	2,200 \| 2,192/8	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	2,738 \| 2,728/10	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	3,221 \| 3,213/8	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	3,943 \| 3,927/16	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Jane (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	4,575 \| 4,568/7	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	5,775 \| 5,764/11	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	6,128 \| 6,116/12	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	6,381 \| 6,362/19	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	6,607 \| 6,588/19	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	6,879 \| 6,863/16	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	7,219 \| 7,198/21	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	7,805 \| 7,788/17	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	8,251 \| 8,241/10	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	8,361 \| 8,344/17	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Jane (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	8,362 \| 8,344/18	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	8,934 \| 8,913/21	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	9,338 \| 9,322/16	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	8,962 \| 8,942/20	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	8,984 \| 8,964/20	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	8,738 \| 8,719/19	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	8,801 \| 8,781/20	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	9,960 \| 9,942/18	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	9,007 \| 8,971/36	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	7,656 \| 7,639/17	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Jane (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	6,583 \| 6,564/19	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	6,052 \| 6,032/20	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	5,732 \| 5,708/24	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	5,114 \| 5,089/25	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	5,121 \| 5,092/29	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	4,796 \| 4,771/25	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	4,812 \| 4,786/26	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	4,723 \| 4,702/21	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	4,745 \| 4,719/26	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	4,664 \| 4,646/18	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Jane (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	4,376 \| 4,358/18	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	4,395 \| 4,377/18	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	4,366 \| 4,348/18	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	4,552 \| 4,532/20	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	4,596 \| 4,575/21	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	4,373 \| 4,353/20	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	4,432 \| 4,411/21	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	4,722 \| 4,695/27	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	4,663 \| 4,641/22	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	4,905 \| 4,881/24	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Jane (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	5,121 \| 5,104/17	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	4,928 \| 4,917/11	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	4,823 \| 4,805/18	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	5,200 \| 5,188/12	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	5,063 \| 5,054/9	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	4,544 \| 4,527/17	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	4,740 \| 4,730/10	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	4,271 \| 4,258/13	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	3,832 \| 3,826/6	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	3,279 \| 3,264/15	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Jane (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	2,340 \| 2,340/0	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	1,766 \| 1,759/7	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	1,390 \| 1,390/0	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	937 \| 937/0	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	715 \| 709/6	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	626 \| 626/0	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	536 \| 531/5	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	531 \| 526/5	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	438 \| 438/0	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	393 \| 393/0	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Jane (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	395 \| 395/0	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	381 \| 381/0	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	388 \| 388/0	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	325 \| 325/0	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	495 \| 495/0	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	382 \| 382/0	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	406 \| 406/0	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	396 \| 396/0	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	413 \| 413/0	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	394 \| 394/0	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Jane (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	390 \| 390/0	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	354 \| 354/0	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	396 \| 396/0	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	379 \| 379/0	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	372 \| 372/0	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	374 \| 374/0	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	446 \| 446/0	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	288 \| 288/0	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	306 \| 306/0	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	330 \| 330/0	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Jane (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	295 \| 295/0	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	247 \| 247/0	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	254 \| 254/0	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	216 \| 216/0	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	215 \| 215/0	5,949 \| 22/5,927