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Joshua vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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By Year

Year	Joshua (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	5,252 \| 8/5,244	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	5,070 \| 6/5,064	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	5,201 \| 6/5,195	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	5,524 \| 0/5,524	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	6,020 \| 9/6,011	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	6,635 \| 10/6,625	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	7,443 \| 0/7,443	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	8,356 \| 12/8,344	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	9,271 \| 18/9,253	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	9,865 \| 18/9,847	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Joshua (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	10,942 \| 16/10,926	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	11,868 \| 13/11,855	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	12,695 \| 18/12,677	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	13,821 \| 25/13,796	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	15,476 \| 13/15,463	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	17,692 \| 24/17,668	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	19,253 \| 25/19,228	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	20,706 \| 39/20,667	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	22,365 \| 31/22,334	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	23,304 \| 43/23,261	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Joshua (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	24,333 \| 120/24,213	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	25,148 \| 45/25,103	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	26,043 \| 46/25,997	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	26,072 \| 48/26,024	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	27,596 \| 54/27,542	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	27,326 \| 62/27,264	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	28,146 \| 51/28,095	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	28,349 \| 61/28,288	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	29,249 \| 75/29,174	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	30,782 \| 62/30,720	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Joshua (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	31,452 \| 77/31,375	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	33,703 \| 114/33,589	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	36,342 \| 122/36,220	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	41,367 \| 141/41,226	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	43,399 \| 166/43,233	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	44,307 \| 208/44,099	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	42,947 \| 297/42,650	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	40,276 \| 272/40,004	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	37,848 \| 307/37,541	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	42,474 \| 276/42,198	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Joshua (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	40,532 \| 266/40,266	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	36,920 \| 232/36,688	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	38,244 \| 241/38,003	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	39,267 \| 240/39,027	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	36,276 \| 222/36,054	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	31,336 \| 211/31,125	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	25,347 \| 141/25,206	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	22,182 \| 113/22,069	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	16,941 \| 95/16,846	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	14,658 \| 92/14,566	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Joshua (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	11,662 \| 63/11,599	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	8,096 \| 38/8,058	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	5,054 \| 21/5,033	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	3,666 \| 17/3,649	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	2,184 \| 10/2,174	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	1,329 \| 8/1,321	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	736 \| 5/731	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	563 \| 0/563	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	486 \| 0/486	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	461 \| 0/461	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Joshua (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	389 \| 0/389	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	372 \| 0/372	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	335 \| 0/335	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	354 \| 0/354	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	314 \| 0/314	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	327 \| 0/327	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	276 \| 0/276	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	273 \| 0/273	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	239 \| 0/239	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	245 \| 0/245	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Joshua (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	193 \| 0/193	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	164 \| 0/164	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	178 \| 0/178	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	166 \| 0/166	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	161 \| 0/161	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	183 \| 0/183	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	130 \| 0/130	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	141 \| 0/141	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	113 \| 0/113	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	97 \| 0/97	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Joshua (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	104 \| 0/104	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	95 \| 0/95	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	111 \| 0/111	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	92 \| 0/92	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	90 \| 0/90	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	101 \| 0/101	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	71 \| 0/71	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	92 \| 0/92	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	101 \| 0/101	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	80 \| 0/80	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Joshua (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	106 \| 0/106	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	102 \| 0/102	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	111 \| 0/111	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	94 \| 0/94	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	90 \| 0/90	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	74 \| 0/74	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	118 \| 0/118	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	117 \| 0/117	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	105 \| 0/105	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	109 \| 0/109	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Joshua (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	114 \| 0/114	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	129 \| 0/129	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	124 \| 0/124	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	125 \| 0/125	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	128 \| 0/128	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	139 \| 0/139	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	118 \| 0/118	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	122 \| 0/122	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	99 \| 0/99	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	136 \| 0/136	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Joshua (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	87 \| 0/87	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	78 \| 0/78	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	60 \| 0/60	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	43 \| 0/43	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	44 \| 0/44	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	28 \| 0/28	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	29 \| 0/29	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	26 \| 0/26	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	27 \| 0/27	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	18 \| 0/18	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Joshua (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	19 \| 0/19	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	21 \| 0/21	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	17 \| 0/17	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	22 \| 0/22	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	36 \| 0/36	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	24 \| 0/24	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	39 \| 0/39	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	29 \| 0/29	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	30 \| 0/30	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	29 \| 0/29	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Joshua (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	24 \| 0/24	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	23 \| 0/23	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	41 \| 0/41	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	24 \| 0/24	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	24 \| 0/24	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	33 \| 0/33	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	50 \| 0/50	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	41 \| 0/41	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	55 \| 0/55	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	43 \| 0/43	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Joshua (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	41 \| 0/41	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	55 \| 0/55	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	50 \| 0/50	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	40 \| 0/40	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	57 \| 0/57	5,949 \| 22/5,927