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Valentine vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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By Year

Year	Valentine (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	107 \| 51/56	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	129 \| 46/83	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	128 \| 56/72	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	102 \| 49/53	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	96 \| 45/51	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	117 \| 55/62	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	87 \| 42/45	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	83 \| 35/48	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	78 \| 37/41	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	72 \| 41/31	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Valentine (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	87 \| 47/40	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	67 \| 32/35	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	53 \| 28/25	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	65 \| 32/33	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	45 \| 14/31	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	53 \| 25/28	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	60 \| 24/36	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	42 \| 22/20	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	44 \| 13/31	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	47 \| 14/33	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Valentine (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	39 \| 9/30	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	39 \| 13/26	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	39 \| 14/25	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	38 \| 15/23	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	29 \| 9/20	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	42 \| 14/28	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	50 \| 16/34	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	54 \| 14/40	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	49 \| 13/36	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	37 \| 13/24	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Valentine (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	32 \| 7/25	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	39 \| 16/23	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	39 \| 12/27	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	45 \| 13/32	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	49 \| 12/37	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	35 \| 9/26	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	31 \| 0/31	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	42 \| 12/30	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	39 \| 12/27	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	47 \| 14/33	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Valentine (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	40 \| 11/29	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	41 \| 12/29	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	54 \| 18/36	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	54 \| 16/38	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	53 \| 22/31	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	42 \| 10/32	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	37 \| 6/31	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	28 \| 7/21	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	37 \| 8/29	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	33 \| 5/28	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Valentine (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	39 \| 6/33	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	39 \| 7/32	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	38 \| 8/30	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	31 \| 0/31	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	41 \| 6/35	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	38 \| 8/30	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	33 \| 0/33	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	40 \| 8/32	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	49 \| 11/38	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	63 \| 18/45	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Valentine (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	38 \| 7/31	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	39 \| 8/31	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	40 \| 9/31	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	34 \| 8/26	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	51 \| 10/41	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	45 \| 13/32	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	44 \| 5/39	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	52 \| 5/47	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	62 \| 10/52	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	78 \| 14/64	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Valentine (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	54 \| 6/48	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	71 \| 11/60	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	72 \| 11/61	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	63 \| 9/54	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	67 \| 10/57	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	79 \| 11/68	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	70 \| 16/54	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	65 \| 12/53	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	53 \| 7/46	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	33 \| 5/28	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Valentine (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	69 \| 18/51	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	75 \| 19/56	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	57 \| 7/50	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	75 \| 12/63	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	62 \| 12/50	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	54 \| 10/44	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	81 \| 13/68	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	74 \| 10/64	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	74 \| 8/66	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	72 \| 14/58	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Valentine (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	72 \| 9/63	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	84 \| 14/70	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	100 \| 11/89	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	111 \| 19/92	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	132 \| 21/111	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	113 \| 16/97	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	133 \| 14/119	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	139 \| 25/114	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	144 \| 29/115	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	136 \| 30/106	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Valentine (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	148 \| 22/126	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	136 \| 28/108	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	168 \| 36/132	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	138 \| 35/103	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	152 \| 29/123	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	180 \| 38/142	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	172 \| 30/142	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	156 \| 52/104	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	155 \| 31/124	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	167 \| 30/137	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Valentine (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	142 \| 19/123	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	93 \| 12/81	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	73 \| 18/55	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	40 \| 11/29	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	41 \| 11/30	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	39 \| 12/27	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	31 \| 8/23	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	26 \| 7/19	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	18 \| 0/18	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	28 \| 9/19	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Valentine (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	26 \| 8/18	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	33 \| 9/24	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	19 \| 7/12	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	26 \| 7/19	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	21 \| 6/15	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	15 \| 0/15	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	23 \| 9/14	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	17 \| 5/12	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	29 \| 10/19	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	30 \| 7/23	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Valentine (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	31 \| 5/26	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	15 \| 0/15	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	24 \| 6/18	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	11 \| 0/11	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	18 \| 0/18	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	21 \| 6/15	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	17 \| 0/17	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	20 \| 5/15	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	16 \| 0/16	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	26 \| 10/16	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Valentine (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	18 \| 0/18	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	16 \| 0/16	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	19 \| 0/19	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	13 \| 0/13	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	10 \| 0/10	5,949 \| 22/5,927