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Raphael vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Raphael James

By Year

Year	Raphael (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	749 \| 5/744	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	685 \| 0/685	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	641 \| 0/641	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	548 \| 0/548	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	559 \| 0/559	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	544 \| 0/544	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	535 \| 0/535	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	560 \| 0/560	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	550 \| 0/550	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	533 \| 0/533	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Raphael (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	461 \| 0/461	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	423 \| 0/423	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	387 \| 0/387	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	356 \| 0/356	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	369 \| 0/369	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	405 \| 5/400	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	397 \| 0/397	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	333 \| 0/333	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	331 \| 0/331	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	316 \| 0/316	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Raphael (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	304 \| 0/304	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	253 \| 0/253	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	269 \| 0/269	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	266 \| 0/266	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	304 \| 0/304	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	268 \| 0/268	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	262 \| 6/256	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	260 \| 0/260	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	254 \| 0/254	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	251 \| 0/251	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Raphael (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	261 \| 0/261	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	270 \| 0/270	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	311 \| 0/311	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	371 \| 0/371	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	450 \| 0/450	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	312 \| 9/303	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	311 \| 8/303	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	258 \| 5/253	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	277 \| 9/268	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	261 \| 5/256	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Raphael (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	214 \| 6/208	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	185 \| 6/179	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	197 \| 6/191	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	172 \| 5/167	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	158 \| 0/158	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	169 \| 12/157	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	171 \| 0/171	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	187 \| 5/182	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	182 \| 0/182	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	188 \| 7/181	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Raphael (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	162 \| 0/162	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	192 \| 0/192	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	191 \| 11/180	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	187 \| 0/187	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	178 \| 10/168	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	162 \| 9/153	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	130 \| 0/130	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	111 \| 6/105	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	115 \| 5/110	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	96 \| 0/96	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Raphael (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	103 \| 5/98	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	99 \| 0/99	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	114 \| 7/107	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	115 \| 0/115	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	93 \| 0/93	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	98 \| 0/98	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	99 \| 0/99	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	97 \| 0/97	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	94 \| 0/94	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	93 \| 0/93	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Raphael (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	111 \| 0/111	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	86 \| 6/80	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	86 \| 0/86	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	71 \| 0/71	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	65 \| 0/65	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	69 \| 0/69	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	83 \| 0/83	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	76 \| 7/69	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	64 \| 0/64	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	61 \| 0/61	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Raphael (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	48 \| 0/48	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	58 \| 0/58	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	74 \| 6/68	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	63 \| 0/63	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	78 \| 6/72	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	75 \| 6/69	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	50 \| 0/50	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	63 \| 0/63	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	69 \| 0/69	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	53 \| 0/53	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Raphael (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	59 \| 0/59	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	78 \| 7/71	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	78 \| 6/72	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	85 \| 0/85	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	103 \| 6/97	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	96 \| 0/96	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	106 \| 7/99	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	96 \| 6/90	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	88 \| 7/81	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	99 \| 0/99	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Raphael (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	119 \| 11/108	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	100 \| 6/94	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	138 \| 8/130	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	108 \| 7/101	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	109 \| 6/103	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	106 \| 8/98	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	108 \| 8/100	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	93 \| 8/85	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	127 \| 10/117	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	108 \| 8/100	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Raphael (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	104 \| 9/95	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	68 \| 0/68	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	61 \| 6/55	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	30 \| 0/30	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	19 \| 0/19	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	12 \| 0/12	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	30 \| 6/24	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	19 \| 0/19	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	13 \| 0/13	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	13 \| 0/13	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Raphael (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	10 \| 0/10	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	9 \| 0/9	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	15 \| 0/15	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	13 \| 0/13	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	8 \| 0/8	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	10 \| 0/10	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	13 \| 0/13	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	13 \| 0/13	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	9 \| 0/9	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	9 \| 0/9	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Raphael (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	9 \| 0/9	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	11 \| 0/11	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	13 \| 0/13	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	9 \| 0/9	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	0 \| 0/0	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	11 \| 0/11	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	0 \| 0/0	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	5 \| 0/5	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	7 \| 0/7	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	0 \| 0/0	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

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