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Ryan vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Ryan James

By Year

Year	Ryan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	4,291 \| 399/3,892	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	4,466 \| 432/4,034	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	4,914 \| 515/4,399	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	5,367 \| 635/4,732	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	6,025 \| 684/5,341	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	6,893 \| 773/6,120	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	7,806 \| 866/6,940	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	8,478 \| 773/7,705	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	8,946 \| 688/8,258	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	9,227 \| 680/8,547	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Ryan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	9,704 \| 606/9,098	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	10,331 \| 438/9,893	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	11,411 \| 467/10,944	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	12,009 \| 506/11,503	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	12,446 \| 465/11,981	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	13,647 \| 527/13,120	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	15,261 \| 575/14,686	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	16,427 \| 706/15,721	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	17,121 \| 689/16,432	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	18,664 \| 676/17,988	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Ryan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	20,197 \| 700/19,497	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	20,176 \| 598/19,578	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	18,177 \| 519/17,658	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	18,754 \| 465/18,289	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	20,717 \| 448/20,269	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	21,467 \| 454/21,013	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	20,675 \| 477/20,198	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	20,888 \| 360/20,528	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	22,192 \| 382/21,810	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	23,441 \| 354/23,087	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Ryan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	24,427 \| 361/24,066	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	27,079 \| 350/26,729	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	27,395 \| 377/27,018	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	27,965 \| 431/27,534	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	29,708 \| 451/29,257	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	28,973 \| 566/28,407	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	28,365 \| 615/27,750	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	29,188 \| 698/28,490	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	30,228 \| 703/29,525	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	30,479 \| 570/29,909	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Ryan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	29,269 \| 543/28,726	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	28,458 \| 609/27,849	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	27,282 \| 596/26,686	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	27,489 \| 675/26,814	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	25,400 \| 602/24,798	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	23,769 \| 558/23,211	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	21,902 \| 580/21,322	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	21,611 \| 362/21,249	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	17,649 \| 163/17,486	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	15,436 \| 139/15,297	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Ryan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	13,304 \| 125/13,179	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	10,597 \| 84/10,513	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	8,935 \| 56/8,879	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	6,229 \| 45/6,184	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	2,347 \| 24/2,323	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	2,262 \| 16/2,246	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	2,181 \| 14/2,167	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	1,942 \| 15/1,927	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	1,590 \| 17/1,573	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	1,092 \| 6/1,086	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Ryan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	520 \| 5/515	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	647 \| 0/647	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	397 \| 0/397	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	389 \| 0/389	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	385 \| 5/380	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	407 \| 7/400	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	308 \| 0/308	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	278 \| 0/278	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	192 \| 0/192	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	176 \| 0/176	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Ryan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	132 \| 0/132	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	145 \| 0/145	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	126 \| 0/126	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	105 \| 0/105	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	99 \| 0/99	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	102 \| 0/102	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	82 \| 0/82	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	102 \| 0/102	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	65 \| 0/65	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	35 \| 0/35	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Ryan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	23 \| 0/23	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	34 \| 0/34	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	26 \| 0/26	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	13 \| 0/13	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	18 \| 0/18	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	21 \| 0/21	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	8 \| 0/8	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	14 \| 0/14	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	13 \| 0/13	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	11 \| 0/11	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Ryan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	13 \| 0/13	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	11 \| 0/11	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	14 \| 0/14	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	15 \| 0/15	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	14 \| 0/14	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	6 \| 0/6	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	14 \| 0/14	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	9 \| 0/9	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	14 \| 0/14	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	14 \| 0/14	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Ryan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	7 \| 0/7	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	10 \| 0/10	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	8 \| 0/8	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	17 \| 0/17	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	12 \| 0/12	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	6 \| 0/6	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	12 \| 0/12	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	8 \| 0/8	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	7 \| 0/7	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	0 \| 0/0	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

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

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By Year

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

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By Year

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

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By Year

Year	Ryan (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	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