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Sammy vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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By Year

Year	Sammy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	131 \| 19/112	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	125 \| 28/97	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	137 \| 23/114	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	139 \| 19/120	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	119 \| 15/104	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	133 \| 30/103	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	134 \| 17/117	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	154 \| 14/140	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	150 \| 21/129	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	144 \| 18/126	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Sammy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	164 \| 21/143	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	137 \| 18/119	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	133 \| 13/120	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	171 \| 13/158	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	167 \| 13/154	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	172 \| 14/158	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	218 \| 13/205	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	189 \| 5/184	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	207 \| 9/198	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	232 \| 18/214	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Sammy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	230 \| 13/217	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	226 \| 10/216	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	212 \| 12/200	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	244 \| 10/234	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	231 \| 13/218	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	222 \| 13/209	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	261 \| 13/248	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	203 \| 8/195	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	196 \| 13/183	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	190 \| 11/179	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Sammy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	230 \| 10/220	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	202 \| 7/195	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	278 \| 8/270	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	253 \| 11/242	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	299 \| 5/294	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	298 \| 10/288	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	248 \| 14/234	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	274 \| 26/248	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	279 \| 17/262	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	253 \| 10/243	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Sammy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	235 \| 18/217	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	279 \| 25/254	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	284 \| 14/270	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	267 \| 5/262	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	348 \| 5/343	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	298 \| 7/291	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	307 \| 10/297	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	339 \| 8/331	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	350 \| 7/343	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	361 \| 9/352	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Sammy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	403 \| 9/394	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	449 \| 10/439	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	468 \| 8/460	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	520 \| 13/507	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	482 \| 8/474	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	519 \| 11/508	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	524 \| 11/513	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	561 \| 13/548	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	583 \| 13/570	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	634 \| 15/619	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Sammy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	747 \| 12/735	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	715 \| 10/705	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	763 \| 11/752	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	804 \| 17/787	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	881 \| 15/866	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	878 \| 21/857	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	880 \| 7/873	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	811 \| 16/795	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	749 \| 10/739	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	769 \| 19/750	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Sammy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	784 \| 15/769	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	786 \| 16/770	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	799 \| 18/781	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	896 \| 12/884	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	903 \| 17/886	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	1,026 \| 26/1,000	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	1,093 \| 18/1,075	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	1,239 \| 29/1,210	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	1,217 \| 24/1,193	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	973 \| 24/949	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Sammy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	1,001 \| 28/973	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	934 \| 35/899	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	853 \| 21/832	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	675 \| 23/652	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	595 \| 18/577	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	524 \| 21/503	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	516 \| 20/496	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	489 \| 18/471	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	496 \| 35/461	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	460 \| 24/436	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Sammy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	430 \| 18/412	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	367 \| 18/349	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	380 \| 26/354	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	372 \| 27/345	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	371 \| 25/346	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	319 \| 19/300	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	307 \| 27/280	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	254 \| 19/235	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	221 \| 19/202	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	170 \| 13/157	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Sammy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	186 \| 23/163	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	159 \| 12/147	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	139 \| 9/130	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	126 \| 11/115	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	126 \| 13/113	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	102 \| 16/86	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	103 \| 21/82	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	88 \| 16/72	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	61 \| 8/53	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	57 \| 7/50	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Sammy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	56 \| 5/51	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	26 \| 6/20	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	23 \| 0/23	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	20 \| 0/20	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	23 \| 0/23	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	6 \| 0/6	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	13 \| 0/13	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	10 \| 0/10	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	6 \| 0/6	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	5 \| 0/5	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Sammy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	13 \| 0/13	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	6 \| 0/6	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	7 \| 0/7	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	5 \| 0/5	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	7 \| 0/7	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	5 \| 0/5	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	0 \| 0/0	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Sammy (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	Sammy (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