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Shay vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Shay James

By Year

Year	Shay (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	306 \| 208/98	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	345 \| 255/90	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	403 \| 301/102	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	409 \| 300/109	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	364 \| 277/87	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	273 \| 199/74	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	255 \| 168/87	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	252 \| 180/72	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	258 \| 171/87	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	234 \| 172/62	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Shay (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	197 \| 144/53	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	168 \| 115/53	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	145 \| 84/61	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	178 \| 102/76	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	180 \| 112/68	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	195 \| 109/86	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	223 \| 148/75	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	215 \| 127/88	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	214 \| 122/92	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	213 \| 123/90	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Shay (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	233 \| 141/92	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	232 \| 131/101	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	215 \| 140/75	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	186 \| 125/61	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	249 \| 156/93	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	251 \| 167/84	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	238 \| 148/90	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	258 \| 157/101	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	274 \| 158/116	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	290 \| 161/129	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Shay (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	287 \| 157/130	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	242 \| 127/115	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	238 \| 129/109	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	271 \| 117/154	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	246 \| 128/118	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	247 \| 124/123	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	234 \| 106/128	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	220 \| 114/106	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	156 \| 92/64	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	166 \| 93/73	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Shay (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	164 \| 97/67	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	149 \| 92/57	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	162 \| 100/62	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	195 \| 115/80	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	221 \| 134/87	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	175 \| 89/86	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	178 \| 107/71	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	142 \| 65/77	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	156 \| 84/72	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	172 \| 98/74	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Shay (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	208 \| 130/78	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	194 \| 115/79	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	181 \| 116/65	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	204 \| 149/55	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	202 \| 133/69	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	91 \| 53/38	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	66 \| 34/32	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	39 \| 28/11	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	40 \| 22/18	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	41 \| 33/8	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Shay (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	32 \| 18/14	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	41 \| 27/14	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	42 \| 29/13	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	36 \| 20/16	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	23 \| 11/12	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	14 \| 9/5	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	7 \| 7/0	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	20 \| 15/5	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	6 \| 6/0	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	5 \| 5/0	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Shay (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	11 \| 6/5	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	7 \| 7/0	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	0 \| 0/0	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	0 \| 0/0	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	0 \| 0/0	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	0 \| 0/0	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	0 \| 0/0	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	0 \| 0/0	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	0 \| 0/0	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	0 \| 0/0	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

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

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By Year

Year	Shay (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	0 \| 0/0	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	0 \| 0/0	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	5 \| 0/5	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	0 \| 0/0	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	0 \| 0/0	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	0 \| 0/0	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	0 \| 0/0	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	0 \| 0/0	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	0 \| 0/0	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	0 \| 0/0	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

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

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By Year

Year	Shay (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	0 \| 0/0	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	0 \| 0/0	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	0 \| 0/0	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	0 \| 0/0	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	0 \| 0/0	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	0 \| 0/0	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Shay (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	Shay (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	Shay (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