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Van vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Van James

By Year

Year	Van (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	267 \| 10/257	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	271 \| 16/255	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	247 \| 6/241	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	273 \| 8/265	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	270 \| 10/260	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	268 \| 11/257	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	279 \| 12/267	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	254 \| 18/236	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	256 \| 20/236	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	297 \| 24/273	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Van (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	318 \| 18/300	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	268 \| 13/255	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	276 \| 27/249	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	306 \| 23/283	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	312 \| 12/300	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	307 \| 12/295	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	274 \| 0/274	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	268 \| 5/263	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	226 \| 12/214	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	184 \| 10/174	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Van (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	164 \| 11/153	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	148 \| 5/143	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	126 \| 16/110	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	113 \| 16/97	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	99 \| 15/84	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	104 \| 9/95	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	116 \| 14/102	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	90 \| 9/81	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	113 \| 17/96	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	91 \| 13/78	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Van (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	118 \| 14/104	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	127 \| 25/102	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	152 \| 29/123	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	135 \| 23/112	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	163 \| 25/138	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	170 \| 32/138	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	158 \| 28/130	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	192 \| 48/144	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	182 \| 32/150	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	193 \| 50/143	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Van (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	166 \| 42/124	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	218 \| 58/160	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	179 \| 48/131	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	173 \| 31/142	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	193 \| 41/152	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	179 \| 18/161	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	163 \| 15/148	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	174 \| 17/157	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	165 \| 19/146	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	161 \| 9/152	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Van (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	163 \| 0/163	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	182 \| 7/175	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	191 \| 6/185	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	223 \| 10/213	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	251 \| 10/241	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	253 \| 5/248	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	289 \| 11/278	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	335 \| 13/322	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	361 \| 12/349	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	422 \| 14/408	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Van (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	413 \| 20/393	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	470 \| 22/448	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	495 \| 15/480	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	545 \| 16/529	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	495 \| 16/479	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	533 \| 28/505	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	468 \| 19/449	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	482 \| 23/459	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	487 \| 16/471	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	574 \| 27/547	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Van (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	590 \| 18/572	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	591 \| 19/572	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	552 \| 17/535	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	511 \| 14/497	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	491 \| 9/482	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	517 \| 7/510	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	507 \| 13/494	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	581 \| 12/569	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	585 \| 18/567	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	478 \| 12/466	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Van (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	308 \| 15/293	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	269 \| 14/255	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	214 \| 0/214	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	225 \| 5/220	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	189 \| 13/176	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	194 \| 12/182	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	228 \| 10/218	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	204 \| 10/194	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	178 \| 6/172	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	194 \| 12/182	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Van (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	198 \| 14/184	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	226 \| 10/216	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	193 \| 0/193	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	195 \| 8/187	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	226 \| 7/219	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	202 \| 12/190	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	232 \| 9/223	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	222 \| 13/209	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	234 \| 14/220	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	236 \| 9/227	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Van (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	239 \| 5/234	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	202 \| 10/192	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	227 \| 20/207	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	253 \| 9/244	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	225 \| 8/217	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	187 \| 7/180	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	198 \| 7/191	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	168 \| 6/162	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	195 \| 10/185	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	179 \| 6/173	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Van (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	145 \| 11/134	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	89 \| 7/82	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	85 \| 0/85	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	53 \| 0/53	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	45 \| 0/45	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	45 \| 0/45	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	36 \| 0/36	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	36 \| 7/29	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	25 \| 0/25	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	34 \| 0/34	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Van (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	36 \| 5/31	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	38 \| 0/38	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	40 \| 7/33	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	34 \| 0/34	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	62 \| 5/57	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	32 \| 0/32	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	38 \| 0/38	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	38 \| 0/38	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	37 \| 0/37	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	34 \| 0/34	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Van (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	32 \| 0/32	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	42 \| 0/42	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	35 \| 0/35	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	48 \| 0/48	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	27 \| 0/27	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	34 \| 0/34	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	37 \| 6/31	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	32 \| 0/32	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	41 \| 0/41	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	38 \| 0/38	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Van (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	38 \| 0/38	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	31 \| 0/31	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	46 \| 0/46	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	32 \| 0/32	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	33 \| 0/33	5,949 \| 22/5,927