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Joe vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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By Year

Year	Joe (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	272 \| 0/272	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	256 \| 0/256	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	262 \| 0/262	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	310 \| 0/310	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	337 \| 0/337	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	350 \| 0/350	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	347 \| 0/347	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	365 \| 0/365	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	434 \| 0/434	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	460 \| 0/460	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Joe (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	490 \| 0/490	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	476 \| 0/476	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	498 \| 0/498	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	536 \| 0/536	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	592 \| 0/592	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	606 \| 0/606	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	724 \| 0/724	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	737 \| 5/732	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	814 \| 0/814	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	799 \| 0/799	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Joe (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	823 \| 0/823	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	899 \| 0/899	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	922 \| 0/922	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	971 \| 6/965	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	919 \| 0/919	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	972 \| 0/972	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	1,016 \| 5/1,011	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	1,019 \| 6/1,013	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	1,070 \| 11/1,059	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	1,088 \| 10/1,078	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Joe (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	1,209 \| 6/1,203	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	1,262 \| 7/1,255	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	1,403 \| 10/1,393	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	1,474 \| 10/1,464	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	1,470 \| 11/1,459	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	1,510 \| 17/1,493	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	1,492 \| 20/1,472	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	1,508 \| 20/1,488	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	1,560 \| 23/1,537	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	1,614 \| 24/1,590	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Joe (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	1,614 \| 22/1,592	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	1,634 \| 20/1,614	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	1,891 \| 19/1,872	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	1,894 \| 34/1,860	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	2,010 \| 20/1,990	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	1,993 \| 28/1,965	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	2,078 \| 39/2,039	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	2,165 \| 43/2,122	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	2,204 \| 34/2,170	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	2,278 \| 39/2,239	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Joe (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	2,394 \| 48/2,346	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	2,567 \| 45/2,522	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	2,879 \| 54/2,825	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	3,206 \| 56/3,150	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	3,637 \| 68/3,569	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	3,686 \| 69/3,617	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	3,603 \| 80/3,523	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	3,779 \| 62/3,717	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	4,425 \| 92/4,333	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	4,911 \| 77/4,834	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Joe (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	5,911 \| 90/5,821	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	6,471 \| 94/6,377	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	6,894 \| 102/6,792	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	7,167 \| 109/7,058	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	7,442 \| 129/7,313	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	7,542 \| 154/7,388	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	7,226 \| 159/7,067	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	6,938 \| 172/6,766	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	6,322 \| 196/6,126	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	6,036 \| 183/5,853	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Joe (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	6,089 \| 215/5,874	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	5,988 \| 191/5,797	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	6,065 \| 174/5,891	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	6,021 \| 196/5,825	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	6,237 \| 204/6,033	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	6,752 \| 217/6,535	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	7,490 \| 203/7,287	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	8,131 \| 227/7,904	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	7,755 \| 220/7,535	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	6,819 \| 193/6,626	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Joe (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	7,264 \| 202/7,062	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	7,537 \| 230/7,307	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	7,619 \| 236/7,383	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	7,384 \| 226/7,158	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	7,433 \| 217/7,216	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	7,437 \| 249/7,188	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	7,678 \| 239/7,439	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	7,970 \| 226/7,744	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	8,266 \| 243/8,023	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	7,778 \| 224/7,554	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Joe (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	7,354 \| 265/7,089	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	6,662 \| 250/6,412	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	6,934 \| 244/6,690	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	6,684 \| 228/6,456	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	7,122 \| 249/6,873	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	6,814 \| 218/6,596	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	6,894 \| 212/6,682	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	6,773 \| 231/6,542	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	6,550 \| 212/6,338	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	6,265 \| 158/6,107	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Joe (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	6,195 \| 151/6,044	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	6,146 \| 143/6,003	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	6,238 \| 149/6,089	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	6,341 \| 137/6,204	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	6,205 \| 134/6,071	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	5,839 \| 130/5,709	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	5,919 \| 114/5,805	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	5,239 \| 97/5,142	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	5,012 \| 101/4,911	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	4,762 \| 114/4,648	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Joe (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	3,789 \| 77/3,712	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	2,868 \| 62/2,806	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	2,580 \| 65/2,515	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	1,494 \| 45/1,449	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	1,595 \| 42/1,553	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	1,335 \| 43/1,292	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	1,241 \| 32/1,209	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	1,207 \| 30/1,177	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	1,062 \| 42/1,020	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	1,052 \| 28/1,024	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Joe (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	976 \| 17/959	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	920 \| 25/895	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	985 \| 30/955	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	769 \| 13/756	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	1,212 \| 33/1,179	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	798 \| 18/780	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	847 \| 20/827	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	822 \| 24/798	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	779 \| 12/767	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	790 \| 27/763	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Joe (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	764 \| 23/741	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	745 \| 24/721	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	830 \| 11/819	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	605 \| 21/584	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	702 \| 20/682	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	727 \| 18/709	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	813 \| 24/789	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	695 \| 10/685	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	774 \| 15/759	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	693 \| 12/681	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Joe (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	771 \| 12/759	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	623 \| 16/607	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	754 \| 15/739	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	649 \| 10/639	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	736 \| 5/731	5,949 \| 22/5,927