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Janet vs James — Popularity Comparison

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By Year

Year	Janet (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	74 \| 74/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	97 \| 97/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	103 \| 103/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	92 \| 92/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	92 \| 92/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	123 \| 123/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	159 \| 159/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	171 \| 171/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	162 \| 162/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	154 \| 154/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Janet (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	168 \| 168/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	189 \| 189/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	212 \| 212/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	269 \| 269/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	298 \| 298/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	353 \| 353/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	415 \| 415/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	449 \| 449/0	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	523 \| 523/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	512 \| 512/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Janet (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	672 \| 672/0	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	565 \| 565/0	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	630 \| 630/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	696 \| 696/0	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	686 \| 686/0	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	646 \| 646/0	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	759 \| 759/0	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	757 \| 757/0	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	827 \| 827/0	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	934 \| 928/6	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Janet (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	1,016 \| 1,007/9	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	1,068 \| 1,068/0	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	1,205 \| 1,197/8	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	1,201 \| 1,186/15	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	1,294 \| 1,285/9	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	1,231 \| 1,210/21	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	1,192 \| 1,179/13	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	1,331 \| 1,313/18	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	1,259 \| 1,236/23	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	1,257 \| 1,242/15	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Janet (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	1,274 \| 1,266/8	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	1,410 \| 1,398/12	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	1,513 \| 1,499/14	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	1,582 \| 1,568/14	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	1,623 \| 1,610/13	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	1,754 \| 1,747/7	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	1,740 \| 1,730/10	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	1,952 \| 1,944/8	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	1,889 \| 1,879/10	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	1,956 \| 1,950/6	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Janet (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	2,186 \| 2,175/11	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	2,533 \| 2,521/12	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	2,963 \| 2,954/9	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	3,409 \| 3,394/15	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	4,169 \| 4,159/10	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	4,408 \| 4,381/27	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	4,851 \| 4,838/13	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	5,672 \| 5,657/15	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	6,454 \| 6,434/20	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	7,677 \| 7,654/23	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Janet (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	9,274 \| 9,249/25	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	10,693 \| 10,666/27	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	12,285 \| 12,255/30	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	13,961 \| 13,932/29	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	14,274 \| 14,249/25	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	14,991 \| 14,962/29	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	14,849 \| 14,817/32	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	15,788 \| 15,753/35	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	16,795 \| 16,758/37	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	17,948 \| 17,920/28	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Janet (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	18,507 \| 18,477/30	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	17,805 \| 17,771/34	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	17,950 \| 17,921/29	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	16,972 \| 16,947/25	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	16,223 \| 16,193/30	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	14,886 \| 14,859/27	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	14,002 \| 13,977/25	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	15,266 \| 15,236/30	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	14,172 \| 14,142/30	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	12,362 \| 12,326/36	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Janet (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	12,628 \| 12,592/36	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	13,362 \| 13,316/46	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	13,103 \| 13,064/39	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	11,167 \| 11,137/30	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	10,144 \| 10,105/39	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	10,150 \| 10,120/30	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	9,902 \| 9,870/32	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	9,405 \| 9,363/42	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	8,116 \| 8,081/35	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	7,886 \| 7,856/30	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Janet (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	8,096 \| 8,070/26	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	7,365 \| 7,342/23	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	5,815 \| 5,786/29	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	4,970 \| 4,948/22	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	4,613 \| 4,602/11	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	3,060 \| 3,050/10	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	2,791 \| 2,782/9	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	2,553 \| 2,546/7	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	2,474 \| 2,468/6	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	2,438 \| 2,428/10	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Janet (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	2,298 \| 2,293/5	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	2,221 \| 2,221/0	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	2,004 \| 2,004/0	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	2,123 \| 2,123/0	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	2,057 \| 2,057/0	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	1,870 \| 1,864/6	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	1,812 \| 1,812/0	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	1,590 \| 1,585/5	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	1,449 \| 1,449/0	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	1,173 \| 1,173/0	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Janet (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	883 \| 883/0	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	712 \| 712/0	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	553 \| 553/0	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	386 \| 386/0	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	296 \| 296/0	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	242 \| 242/0	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	231 \| 231/0	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	197 \| 197/0	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	139 \| 139/0	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	154 \| 154/0	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Janet (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	128 \| 128/0	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	119 \| 119/0	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	115 \| 115/0	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	108 \| 108/0	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	108 \| 108/0	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	80 \| 80/0	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	122 \| 122/0	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	103 \| 103/0	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	102 \| 102/0	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	92 \| 92/0	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Janet (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	89 \| 89/0	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	72 \| 72/0	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	78 \| 78/0	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	84 \| 84/0	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	76 \| 76/0	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	57 \| 57/0	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	68 \| 68/0	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	58 \| 58/0	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	56 \| 56/0	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	46 \| 46/0	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Janet (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	40 \| 40/0	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	44 \| 44/0	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	35 \| 35/0	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	29 \| 29/0	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	28 \| 28/0	5,949 \| 22/5,927