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Joy vs James — Popularity Comparison

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By Year

Year	Joy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	722 \| 702/20	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	695 \| 680/15	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	705 \| 685/20	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	792 \| 779/13	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	806 \| 788/18	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	931 \| 917/14	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	913 \| 902/11	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	985 \| 968/17	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	964 \| 954/10	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	746 \| 734/12	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Joy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	721 \| 698/23	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	665 \| 651/14	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	633 \| 622/11	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	595 \| 585/10	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	648 \| 631/17	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	597 \| 587/10	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	583 \| 575/8	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	615 \| 604/11	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	617 \| 608/9	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	593 \| 584/9	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Joy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	621 \| 615/6	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	595 \| 583/12	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	600 \| 590/10	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	587 \| 580/7	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	618 \| 607/11	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	605 \| 596/9	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	588 \| 583/5	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	593 \| 580/13	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	600 \| 587/13	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	599 \| 593/6	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Joy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	600 \| 589/11	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	646 \| 632/14	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	624 \| 616/8	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	727 \| 710/17	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	714 \| 697/17	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	818 \| 802/16	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	856 \| 837/19	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	874 \| 862/12	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	1,047 \| 1,036/11	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	1,136 \| 1,123/13	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Joy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	1,166 \| 1,155/11	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	1,204 \| 1,191/13	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	1,351 \| 1,335/16	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	1,635 \| 1,622/13	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	1,726 \| 1,717/9	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	1,844 \| 1,821/23	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	1,959 \| 1,946/13	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	2,118 \| 2,100/18	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	2,091 \| 2,076/15	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	2,316 \| 2,306/10	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Joy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	2,781 \| 2,757/24	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	1,711 \| 1,697/14	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	1,828 \| 1,817/11	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	1,837 \| 1,826/11	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	1,789 \| 1,773/16	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	1,710 \| 1,691/19	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	1,918 \| 1,904/14	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	1,900 \| 1,886/14	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	2,108 \| 2,090/18	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	1,982 \| 1,975/7	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Joy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	2,238 \| 2,219/19	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	2,197 \| 2,181/16	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	2,443 \| 2,427/16	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	2,631 \| 2,608/23	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	2,796 \| 2,776/20	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	2,897 \| 2,880/17	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	2,790 \| 2,764/26	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	2,945 \| 2,929/16	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	2,834 \| 2,819/15	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	2,406 \| 2,389/17	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Joy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	2,387 \| 2,367/20	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	2,316 \| 2,307/9	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	2,304 \| 2,276/28	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	2,027 \| 2,012/15	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	1,795 \| 1,775/20	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	1,661 \| 1,642/19	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	1,644 \| 1,627/17	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	1,831 \| 1,815/16	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	1,592 \| 1,573/19	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	1,406 \| 1,390/16	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Joy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	1,483 \| 1,456/27	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	1,638 \| 1,610/28	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	1,629 \| 1,592/37	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	1,575 \| 1,550/25	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	1,339 \| 1,310/29	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	1,286 \| 1,259/27	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	1,397 \| 1,372/25	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	1,281 \| 1,236/45	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	1,530 \| 1,483/47	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	1,391 \| 1,349/42	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Joy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	1,383 \| 1,342/41	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	1,330 \| 1,291/39	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	1,400 \| 1,361/39	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	1,276 \| 1,224/52	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	1,320 \| 1,268/52	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	1,182 \| 1,138/44	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	1,138 \| 1,091/47	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	1,190 \| 1,127/63	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	941 \| 892/49	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	833 \| 772/61	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Joy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	622 \| 578/44	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	580 \| 540/40	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	513 \| 447/66	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	439 \| 392/47	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	424 \| 376/48	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	380 \| 322/58	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	340 \| 303/37	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	297 \| 256/41	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	256 \| 214/42	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	225 \| 190/35	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Joy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	182 \| 158/24	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	142 \| 120/22	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	78 \| 68/10	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	69 \| 63/6	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	59 \| 48/11	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	60 \| 54/6	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	38 \| 38/0	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	45 \| 38/7	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	47 \| 40/7	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	44 \| 38/6	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Joy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	46 \| 36/10	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	39 \| 30/9	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	47 \| 38/9	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	25 \| 25/0	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	37 \| 27/10	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	28 \| 23/5	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	25 \| 20/5	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	36 \| 30/6	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	24 \| 18/6	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	24 \| 24/0	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Joy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	21 \| 21/0	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	10 \| 10/0	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	22 \| 16/6	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	14 \| 14/0	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	10 \| 10/0	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	20 \| 20/0	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	10 \| 10/0	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	7 \| 7/0	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	6 \| 6/0	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	9 \| 9/0	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

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