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Joan vs James — Popularity Comparison

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By Year

Year	Joan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	408 \| 188/220	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	365 \| 165/200	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	362 \| 161/201	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	343 \| 158/185	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	309 \| 137/172	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	299 \| 134/165	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	296 \| 118/178	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	300 \| 128/172	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	300 \| 112/188	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	269 \| 99/170	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Joan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	225 \| 75/150	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	240 \| 72/168	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	219 \| 79/140	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	207 \| 63/144	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	211 \| 61/150	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	248 \| 70/178	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	241 \| 68/173	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	284 \| 67/217	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	268 \| 80/188	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	278 \| 105/173	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Joan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	255 \| 94/161	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	243 \| 104/139	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	332 \| 111/221	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	327 \| 141/186	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	333 \| 163/170	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	217 \| 125/92	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	220 \| 129/91	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	257 \| 144/113	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	201 \| 135/66	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	202 \| 161/41	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Joan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	214 \| 171/43	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	260 \| 214/46	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	295 \| 252/43	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	294 \| 256/38	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	317 \| 271/46	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	316 \| 280/36	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	317 \| 280/37	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	313 \| 280/33	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	311 \| 285/26	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	339 \| 316/23	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Joan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	346 \| 327/19	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	362 \| 347/15	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	383 \| 360/23	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	420 \| 403/17	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	440 \| 422/18	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	415 \| 401/14	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	433 \| 419/14	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	448 \| 433/15	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	475 \| 462/13	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	560 \| 550/10	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Joan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	594 \| 577/17	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	590 \| 579/11	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	743 \| 729/14	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	1,039 \| 1,022/17	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	1,323 \| 1,308/15	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	1,580 \| 1,566/14	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	1,813 \| 1,783/30	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	2,319 \| 2,304/15	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	2,739 \| 2,722/17	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	3,298 \| 3,279/19	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Joan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	4,179 \| 4,149/30	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	4,588 \| 4,562/26	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	4,902 \| 4,880/22	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	5,570 \| 5,551/19	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	5,909 \| 5,880/29	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	6,369 \| 6,337/32	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	6,806 \| 6,786/20	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	7,615 \| 7,584/31	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	8,105 \| 8,080/25	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	8,589 \| 8,557/32	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Joan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	9,550 \| 9,521/29	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	9,803 \| 9,774/29	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	10,302 \| 10,277/25	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	9,425 \| 9,403/22	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	8,888 \| 8,860/28	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	9,245 \| 9,206/39	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	9,294 \| 9,275/19	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	11,302 \| 11,276/26	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	11,248 \| 11,219/29	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	10,418 \| 10,394/24	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Joan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	11,973 \| 11,920/53	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	13,285 \| 13,232/53	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	14,581 \| 14,514/67	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	13,455 \| 13,380/75	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	13,355 \| 13,292/63	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	14,208 \| 14,143/65	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	14,374 \| 14,303/71	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	15,389 \| 15,301/88	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	17,151 \| 17,071/80	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	18,311 \| 18,221/90	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Joan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	19,550 \| 19,465/85	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	19,358 \| 19,294/64	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	21,132 \| 21,044/88	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	19,200 \| 19,119/81	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	15,546 \| 15,478/68	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	11,721 \| 11,666/55	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	7,890 \| 7,854/36	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	6,065 \| 6,032/33	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	5,022 \| 4,995/27	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	4,057 \| 4,030/27	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Joan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	3,038 \| 3,023/15	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	2,322 \| 2,304/18	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	2,026 \| 2,010/16	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	1,801 \| 1,790/11	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	1,663 \| 1,647/16	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	1,263 \| 1,247/16	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	1,393 \| 1,384/9	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	1,061 \| 1,048/13	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	833 \| 823/10	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	791 \| 784/7	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Joan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	584 \| 578/6	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	411 \| 411/0	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	322 \| 317/5	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	240 \| 233/7	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	196 \| 196/0	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	142 \| 142/0	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	104 \| 104/0	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	109 \| 109/0	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	94 \| 94/0	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	104 \| 104/0	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Joan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	73 \| 73/0	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	68 \| 63/5	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	65 \| 65/0	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	52 \| 52/0	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	57 \| 57/0	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	28 \| 28/0	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	40 \| 40/0	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	33 \| 33/0	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	31 \| 31/0	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	28 \| 28/0	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Joan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	21 \| 21/0	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	22 \| 22/0	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	32 \| 32/0	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	14 \| 14/0	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	18 \| 18/0	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	21 \| 21/0	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	14 \| 14/0	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	15 \| 15/0	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	16 \| 16/0	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	9 \| 9/0	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Joan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	11 \| 11/0	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	6 \| 6/0	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	11 \| 11/0	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	6 \| 6/0	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	12 \| 12/0	5,949 \| 22/5,927