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Jay vs James — Popularity Comparison

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By Year

Year	Jay (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	835 \| 16/819	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	846 \| 11/835	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	911 \| 14/897	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	876 \| 12/864	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	819 \| 12/807	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	859 \| 12/847	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	799 \| 0/799	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	871 \| 12/859	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	821 \| 6/815	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	814 \| 8/806	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Jay (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	866 \| 17/849	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	774 \| 7/767	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	777 \| 5/772	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	718 \| 0/718	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	692 \| 6/686	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	730 \| 11/719	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	763 \| 0/763	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	766 \| 14/752	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	874 \| 7/867	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	858 \| 6/852	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Jay (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	829 \| 7/822	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	823 \| 13/810	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	825 \| 0/825	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	900 \| 12/888	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	874 \| 5/869	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	863 \| 9/854	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	841 \| 8/833	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	953 \| 7/946	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	951 \| 9/942	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	1,022 \| 11/1,011	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Jay (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	1,115 \| 14/1,101	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	1,124 \| 19/1,105	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	1,226 \| 7/1,219	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	1,278 \| 10/1,268	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	1,418 \| 14/1,404	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	1,455 \| 13/1,442	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	1,383 \| 15/1,368	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	1,501 \| 14/1,487	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	1,500 \| 17/1,483	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	1,544 \| 20/1,524	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Jay (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	1,573 \| 18/1,555	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	1,562 \| 20/1,542	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	1,686 \| 18/1,668	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	1,804 \| 17/1,787	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	2,006 \| 22/1,984	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	2,168 \| 22/2,146	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	2,175 \| 24/2,151	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	2,117 \| 20/2,097	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	2,122 \| 19/2,103	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	2,211 \| 37/2,174	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Jay (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	2,388 \| 28/2,360	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	2,249 \| 34/2,215	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	2,482 \| 38/2,444	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	2,888 \| 22/2,866	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	3,454 \| 38/3,416	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	3,211 \| 30/3,181	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	3,460 \| 31/3,429	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	3,652 \| 40/3,612	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	3,620 \| 22/3,598	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	3,974 \| 32/3,942	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Jay (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	4,606 \| 36/4,570	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	4,760 \| 41/4,719	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	5,217 \| 59/5,158	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	5,165 \| 45/5,120	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	5,427 \| 44/5,383	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	4,989 \| 49/4,940	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	5,073 \| 46/5,027	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	4,680 \| 50/4,630	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	4,176 \| 57/4,119	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	3,444 \| 47/3,397	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Jay (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	3,429 \| 57/3,372	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	3,282 \| 47/3,235	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	3,072 \| 44/3,028	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	2,674 \| 37/2,637	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	2,616 \| 32/2,584	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	2,496 \| 39/2,457	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	2,303 \| 31/2,272	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	2,474 \| 36/2,438	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	2,238 \| 41/2,197	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	1,800 \| 40/1,760	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Jay (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	1,584 \| 30/1,554	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	1,700 \| 27/1,673	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	1,618 \| 20/1,598	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	1,441 \| 25/1,416	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	1,315 \| 24/1,291	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	1,162 \| 16/1,146	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	1,206 \| 25/1,181	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	1,174 \| 27/1,147	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	1,125 \| 23/1,102	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	1,090 \| 23/1,067	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Jay (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	962 \| 29/933	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	970 \| 21/949	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	959 \| 25/934	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	884 \| 17/867	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	912 \| 21/891	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	870 \| 28/842	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	802 \| 34/768	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	908 \| 37/871	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	868 \| 41/827	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	809 \| 20/789	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Jay (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	870 \| 16/854	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	845 \| 16/829	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	795 \| 15/780	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	845 \| 17/828	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	683 \| 17/666	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	648 \| 11/637	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	726 \| 20/706	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	670 \| 27/643	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	666 \| 26/640	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	553 \| 16/537	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Jay (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	394 \| 15/379	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	364 \| 15/349	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	325 \| 7/318	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	131 \| 5/126	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	128 \| 8/120	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	98 \| 0/98	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	98 \| 9/89	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	91 \| 0/91	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	87 \| 0/87	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	99 \| 7/92	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Jay (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	95 \| 0/95	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	82 \| 0/82	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	89 \| 0/89	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	96 \| 0/96	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	107 \| 0/107	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	63 \| 0/63	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	85 \| 0/85	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	82 \| 0/82	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	83 \| 5/78	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	91 \| 0/91	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Jay (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	96 \| 0/96	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	105 \| 0/105	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	111 \| 0/111	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	99 \| 0/99	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	108 \| 0/108	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	104 \| 0/104	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	122 \| 0/122	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	106 \| 0/106	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	107 \| 0/107	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	91 \| 0/91	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Jay (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	110 \| 0/110	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	97 \| 0/97	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	80 \| 0/80	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	96 \| 0/96	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	103 \| 0/103	5,949 \| 22/5,927