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Jessica vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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By Year

Year	Jessica (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	526 \| 526/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	550 \| 550/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	620 \| 620/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	656 \| 656/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	779 \| 779/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	969 \| 969/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	1,066 \| 1,066/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	1,291 \| 1,291/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	1,397 \| 1,392/5	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	1,591 \| 1,591/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Jessica (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	1,802 \| 1,802/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	1,951 \| 1,951/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	2,335 \| 2,335/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	2,634 \| 2,625/9	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	3,206 \| 3,200/6	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	3,811 \| 3,801/10	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	4,745 \| 4,739/6	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	5,727 \| 5,714/13	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	6,825 \| 6,815/10	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	8,134 \| 8,115/19	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Jessica (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	9,505 \| 9,470/35	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	10,471 \| 10,454/17	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	11,943 \| 11,921/22	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	13,952 \| 13,925/27	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	15,738 \| 15,711/27	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	16,378 \| 16,350/28	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	18,268 \| 18,238/30	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	21,090 \| 21,045/45	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	24,247 \| 24,200/47	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	27,990 \| 27,939/51	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Jessica (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	32,227 \| 32,122/105	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	35,093 \| 34,993/100	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	38,464 \| 38,361/103	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	43,515 \| 43,395/120	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	46,626 \| 46,486/140	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	48,139 \| 47,887/252	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	51,782 \| 51,557/225	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	56,239 \| 55,996/243	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	52,901 \| 52,684/217	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	48,578 \| 48,348/230	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Jessica (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	46,038 \| 45,858/180	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	45,478 \| 45,284/194	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	45,637 \| 45,449/188	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	42,697 \| 42,532/165	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	34,049 \| 33,923/126	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	27,896 \| 27,782/114	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	26,198 \| 26,103/95	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	24,937 \| 24,845/92	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	18,425 \| 18,369/56	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	12,979 \| 12,928/51	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Jessica (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	10,697 \| 10,655/42	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	7,248 \| 7,228/20	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	6,230 \| 6,206/24	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	5,379 \| 5,360/19	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	4,037 \| 4,022/15	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	2,505 \| 2,492/13	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	1,840 \| 1,840/0	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	1,772 \| 1,760/12	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	1,678 \| 1,668/10	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	1,540 \| 1,532/8	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Jessica (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	1,178 \| 1,171/7	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	1,125 \| 1,120/5	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	864 \| 864/0	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	668 \| 668/0	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	556 \| 556/0	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	522 \| 522/0	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	529 \| 529/0	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	476 \| 476/0	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	406 \| 406/0	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	387 \| 387/0	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Jessica (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	424 \| 424/0	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	495 \| 495/0	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	453 \| 453/0	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	466 \| 466/0	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	402 \| 402/0	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	406 \| 406/0	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	482 \| 482/0	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	430 \| 430/0	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	240 \| 240/0	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	132 \| 132/0	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Jessica (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	124 \| 124/0	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	121 \| 121/0	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	127 \| 127/0	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	81 \| 81/0	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	61 \| 61/0	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	77 \| 77/0	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	50 \| 50/0	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	71 \| 71/0	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	43 \| 43/0	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	47 \| 47/0	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Jessica (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	46 \| 46/0	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	43 \| 43/0	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	44 \| 44/0	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	40 \| 40/0	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	38 \| 38/0	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	42 \| 42/0	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	36 \| 36/0	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	39 \| 39/0	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	35 \| 35/0	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	34 \| 34/0	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Jessica (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	41 \| 41/0	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	52 \| 52/0	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	40 \| 40/0	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	48 \| 48/0	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	43 \| 43/0	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	40 \| 40/0	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	56 \| 56/0	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	55 \| 55/0	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	53 \| 53/0	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	55 \| 55/0	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Jessica (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	42 \| 42/0	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	25 \| 25/0	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	36 \| 36/0	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	21 \| 21/0	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	28 \| 28/0	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	18 \| 18/0	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	17 \| 17/0	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	17 \| 17/0	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	18 \| 18/0	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	17 \| 17/0	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Jessica (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	16 \| 16/0	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	16 \| 16/0	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	9 \| 9/0	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	8 \| 8/0	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	23 \| 23/0	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	14 \| 14/0	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	13 \| 13/0	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	9 \| 9/0	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	9 \| 9/0	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	19 \| 19/0	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Jessica (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	10 \| 10/0	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	15 \| 15/0	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	14 \| 14/0	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	14 \| 14/0	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	18 \| 18/0	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	9 \| 9/0	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	18 \| 18/0	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	8 \| 8/0	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	11 \| 11/0	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	6 \| 6/0	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Jessica (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	14 \| 14/0	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	6 \| 6/0	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	8 \| 8/0	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	7 \| 7/0	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	7 \| 7/0	5,949 \| 22/5,927