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Virginia vs James — Popularity Comparison

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By Year

Year	Virginia (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	601 \| 601/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	535 \| 535/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	569 \| 569/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	562 \| 562/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	505 \| 505/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	575 \| 575/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	586 \| 586/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	611 \| 611/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	604 \| 604/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	600 \| 600/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Virginia (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	523 \| 523/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	539 \| 539/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	508 \| 508/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	507 \| 507/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	489 \| 489/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	493 \| 493/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	549 \| 549/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	572 \| 572/0	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	605 \| 605/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	681 \| 681/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Virginia (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	697 \| 697/0	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	742 \| 742/0	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	801 \| 801/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	753 \| 753/0	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	811 \| 811/0	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	824 \| 824/0	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	797 \| 797/0	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	775 \| 775/0	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	986 \| 986/0	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	904 \| 904/0	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Virginia (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	923 \| 923/0	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	1,041 \| 1,041/0	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	1,089 \| 1,089/0	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	1,197 \| 1,191/6	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	1,343 \| 1,335/8	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	1,276 \| 1,266/10	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	1,303 \| 1,293/10	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	1,256 \| 1,246/10	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	1,367 \| 1,367/0	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	1,389 \| 1,379/10	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Virginia (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	1,473 \| 1,465/8	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	1,687 \| 1,679/8	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	1,770 \| 1,761/9	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	1,811 \| 1,802/9	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	1,749 \| 1,738/11	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	1,662 \| 1,657/5	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	1,666 \| 1,652/14	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	1,606 \| 1,598/8	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	1,622 \| 1,616/6	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	1,738 \| 1,733/5	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Virginia (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	1,711 \| 1,711/0	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	1,824 \| 1,817/7	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	1,804 \| 1,790/14	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	2,156 \| 2,148/8	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	2,343 \| 2,331/12	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	2,455 \| 2,444/11	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	2,461 \| 2,456/5	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	2,564 \| 2,553/11	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	2,953 \| 2,939/14	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	3,308 \| 3,296/12	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Virginia (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	3,813 \| 3,794/19	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	4,225 \| 4,214/11	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	4,291 \| 4,285/6	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	4,596 \| 4,576/20	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	4,800 \| 4,787/13	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	5,274 \| 5,256/18	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	5,686 \| 5,667/19	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	6,254 \| 6,238/16	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	6,406 \| 6,392/14	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	6,869 \| 6,855/14	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Virginia (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	7,198 \| 7,176/22	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	7,565 \| 7,546/19	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	8,179 \| 8,161/18	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	8,201 \| 8,180/21	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	8,324 \| 8,312/12	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	8,913 \| 8,895/18	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	9,318 \| 9,296/22	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	10,430 \| 10,407/23	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	10,042 \| 10,016/26	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	9,275 \| 9,244/31	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Virginia (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	9,932 \| 9,894/38	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	10,886 \| 10,846/40	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	10,837 \| 10,802/35	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	10,087 \| 10,044/43	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	9,598 \| 9,554/44	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	9,269 \| 9,227/42	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	9,321 \| 9,269/52	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	9,550 \| 9,516/34	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	9,700 \| 9,650/50	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	9,916 \| 9,867/49	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Virginia (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	10,050 \| 10,002/48	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	9,761 \| 9,719/42	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	10,807 \| 10,755/52	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	11,942 \| 11,886/56	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	13,266 \| 13,197/69	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	13,294 \| 13,234/60	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	14,555 \| 14,500/55	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	15,807 \| 15,733/74	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	16,215 \| 16,161/54	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	17,541 \| 17,490/51	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Virginia (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	18,666 \| 18,620/46	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	18,362 \| 18,326/36	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	19,181 \| 19,144/37	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	19,070 \| 19,032/38	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	17,346 \| 17,314/32	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	15,664 \| 15,636/28	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	16,452 \| 16,421/31	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	14,289 \| 14,261/28	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	12,508 \| 12,487/21	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	10,980 \| 10,952/28	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Virginia (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	7,620 \| 7,601/19	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	6,052 \| 6,036/16	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	4,822 \| 4,810/12	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	3,272 \| 3,263/9	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	2,863 \| 2,855/8	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	2,426 \| 2,420/6	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	2,195 \| 2,195/0	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	1,893 \| 1,893/0	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	1,496 \| 1,491/5	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	1,400 \| 1,394/6	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Virginia (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	1,218 \| 1,213/5	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	1,032 \| 1,032/0	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	1,008 \| 1,008/0	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	831 \| 825/6	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	1,068 \| 1,068/0	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	776 \| 776/0	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	807 \| 801/6	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	638 \| 638/0	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	621 \| 621/0	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	633 \| 628/5	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Virginia (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	583 \| 583/0	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	498 \| 498/0	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	475 \| 475/0	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	439 \| 439/0	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	405 \| 405/0	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	395 \| 395/0	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	385 \| 385/0	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	332 \| 332/0	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	353 \| 353/0	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	289 \| 289/0	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Virginia (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	263 \| 263/0	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	234 \| 234/0	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	274 \| 274/0	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	210 \| 210/0	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	213 \| 213/0	5,949 \| 22/5,927