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Jesse vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Jesse James

By Year

Year	Jesse (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	2,053 \| 73/1,980	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	1,895 \| 72/1,823	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	2,027 \| 52/1,975	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	1,974 \| 69/1,905	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	1,949 \| 64/1,885	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	2,037 \| 59/1,978	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	2,226 \| 82/2,144	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	2,181 \| 76/2,105	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	2,376 \| 67/2,309	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	2,423 \| 66/2,357	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Jesse (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	2,542 \| 73/2,469	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	2,639 \| 70/2,569	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	2,791 \| 80/2,711	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	3,054 \| 81/2,973	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	3,386 \| 108/3,278	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	3,793 \| 108/3,685	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	4,074 \| 120/3,954	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	4,247 \| 117/4,130	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	4,492 \| 122/4,370	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	4,919 \| 173/4,746	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Jesse (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	4,941 \| 181/4,760	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	4,778 \| 172/4,606	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	4,621 \| 190/4,431	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	4,417 \| 195/4,222	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	4,767 \| 282/4,485	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	5,359 \| 355/5,004	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	5,715 \| 271/5,444	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	6,183 \| 263/5,920	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	7,364 \| 289/7,075	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	7,862 \| 367/7,495	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Jesse (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	9,039 \| 357/8,682	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	8,599 \| 336/8,263	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	8,874 \| 312/8,562	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	8,706 \| 338/8,368	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	9,324 \| 347/8,977	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	9,169 \| 314/8,855	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	8,230 \| 318/7,912	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	8,304 \| 322/7,982	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	8,896 \| 354/8,542	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	8,501 \| 279/8,222	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Jesse (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	7,896 \| 287/7,609	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	8,726 \| 257/8,469	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	9,812 \| 308/9,504	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	10,824 \| 380/10,444	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	8,669 \| 293/8,376	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	6,907 \| 227/6,680	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	6,298 \| 191/6,107	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	5,986 \| 163/5,823	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	5,437 \| 136/5,301	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	4,553 \| 117/4,436	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Jesse (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	4,189 \| 83/4,106	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	3,503 \| 61/3,442	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	3,278 \| 52/3,226	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	3,054 \| 51/3,003	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	2,820 \| 52/2,768	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	2,429 \| 51/2,378	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	2,174 \| 28/2,146	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	2,216 \| 30/2,186	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	2,355 \| 39/2,316	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	2,234 \| 22/2,212	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Jesse (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	2,215 \| 30/2,185	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	2,260 \| 31/2,229	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	2,302 \| 29/2,273	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	2,341 \| 36/2,305	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	2,409 \| 34/2,375	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	2,455 \| 15/2,440	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	2,510 \| 21/2,489	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	2,762 \| 25/2,737	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	2,651 \| 25/2,626	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	2,812 \| 26/2,786	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Jesse (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	2,785 \| 25/2,760	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	2,846 \| 28/2,818	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	2,757 \| 36/2,721	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	2,707 \| 37/2,670	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	2,635 \| 28/2,607	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	2,724 \| 20/2,704	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	2,726 \| 21/2,705	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	2,778 \| 27/2,751	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	2,481 \| 14/2,467	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	2,208 \| 21/2,187	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Jesse (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	2,333 \| 22/2,311	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	2,449 \| 24/2,425	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	2,421 \| 24/2,397	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	2,201 \| 17/2,184	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	2,230 \| 25/2,205	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	2,037 \| 27/2,010	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	1,941 \| 29/1,912	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	1,883 \| 19/1,864	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	1,846 \| 19/1,827	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	1,895 \| 29/1,866	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Jesse (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	1,876 \| 23/1,853	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	1,828 \| 24/1,804	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	1,894 \| 31/1,863	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	1,930 \| 35/1,895	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	2,063 \| 28/2,035	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	2,072 \| 42/2,030	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	2,212 \| 41/2,171	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	2,363 \| 45/2,318	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	2,351 \| 53/2,298	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	2,425 \| 52/2,373	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Jesse (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	2,347 \| 55/2,292	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	2,423 \| 36/2,387	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	2,430 \| 35/2,395	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	2,531 \| 45/2,486	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	2,456 \| 36/2,420	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	2,404 \| 48/2,356	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	2,489 \| 56/2,433	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	2,225 \| 25/2,200	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	2,261 \| 31/2,230	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	2,154 \| 43/2,111	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Jesse (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	1,483 \| 26/1,457	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	1,245 \| 31/1,214	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	1,133 \| 27/1,106	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	612 \| 16/596	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	601 \| 11/590	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	535 \| 18/517	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	490 \| 8/482	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	476 \| 10/466	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	451 \| 15/436	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	466 \| 23/443	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Jesse (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	455 \| 12/443	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	404 \| 16/388	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	452 \| 15/437	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	424 \| 13/411	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	546 \| 10/536	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	440 \| 17/423	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	491 \| 15/476	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	539 \| 10/529	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	601 \| 15/586	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	588 \| 11/577	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Jesse (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	578 \| 11/567	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	553 \| 12/541	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	616 \| 14/602	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	530 \| 11/519	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	586 \| 10/576	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	590 \| 14/576	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	649 \| 12/637	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	611 \| 10/601	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	620 \| 6/614	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	571 \| 15/556	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Jesse (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	684 \| 14/670	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	590 \| 6/584	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	665 \| 5/660	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	541 \| 5/536	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	574 \| 5/569	5,949 \| 22/5,927