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Will vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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By Year

Year	Will (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	153 \| 0/153	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	185 \| 0/185	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	178 \| 0/178	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	199 \| 0/199	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	234 \| 0/234	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	217 \| 0/217	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	242 \| 0/242	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	239 \| 0/239	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	277 \| 0/277	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	270 \| 0/270	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Will (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	313 \| 0/313	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	315 \| 0/315	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	352 \| 0/352	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	357 \| 0/357	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	396 \| 0/396	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	457 \| 0/457	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	432 \| 0/432	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	457 \| 0/457	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	473 \| 0/473	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	503 \| 0/503	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Will (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	452 \| 0/452	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	433 \| 0/433	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	403 \| 0/403	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	389 \| 0/389	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	447 \| 0/447	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	422 \| 0/422	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	339 \| 0/339	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	268 \| 0/268	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	280 \| 0/280	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	266 \| 0/266	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Will (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	248 \| 0/248	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	268 \| 0/268	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	252 \| 0/252	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	295 \| 0/295	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	289 \| 0/289	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	277 \| 0/277	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	241 \| 0/241	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	233 \| 0/233	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	204 \| 0/204	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	201 \| 0/201	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Will (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	205 \| 0/205	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	223 \| 0/223	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	262 \| 0/262	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	233 \| 0/233	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	270 \| 0/270	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	272 \| 0/272	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	238 \| 5/233	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	226 \| 0/226	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	224 \| 0/224	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	224 \| 0/224	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Will (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	224 \| 0/224	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	207 \| 0/207	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	185 \| 0/185	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	207 \| 0/207	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	230 \| 0/230	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	192 \| 0/192	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	213 \| 0/213	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	167 \| 0/167	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	205 \| 0/205	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	196 \| 0/196	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Will (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	235 \| 0/235	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	242 \| 0/242	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	201 \| 0/201	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	225 \| 0/225	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	225 \| 0/225	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	207 \| 0/207	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	183 \| 0/183	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	223 \| 6/217	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	192 \| 0/192	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	157 \| 0/157	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Will (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	216 \| 9/207	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	209 \| 0/209	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	211 \| 0/211	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	197 \| 6/191	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	230 \| 6/224	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	220 \| 0/220	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	239 \| 0/239	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	215 \| 6/209	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	207 \| 0/207	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	191 \| 0/191	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Will (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	241 \| 6/235	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	215 \| 9/206	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	229 \| 9/220	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	232 \| 6/226	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	214 \| 5/209	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	234 \| 8/226	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	241 \| 10/231	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	244 \| 14/230	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	246 \| 13/233	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	311 \| 6/305	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Will (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	225 \| 10/215	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	233 \| 9/224	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	253 \| 11/242	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	248 \| 11/237	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	271 \| 12/259	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	291 \| 14/277	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	342 \| 19/323	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	314 \| 14/300	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	356 \| 23/333	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	385 \| 18/367	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Will (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	363 \| 9/354	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	387 \| 17/370	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	382 \| 24/358	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	391 \| 18/373	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	382 \| 14/368	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	396 \| 23/373	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	385 \| 22/363	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	360 \| 21/339	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	378 \| 16/362	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	381 \| 19/362	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Will (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	340 \| 21/319	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	291 \| 11/280	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	264 \| 8/256	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	235 \| 5/230	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	290 \| 12/278	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	275 \| 8/267	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	286 \| 12/274	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	260 \| 0/260	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	260 \| 7/253	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	295 \| 9/286	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Will (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	294 \| 7/287	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	293 \| 0/293	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	367 \| 8/359	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	371 \| 7/364	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	615 \| 12/603	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	414 \| 0/414	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	483 \| 8/475	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	498 \| 7/491	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	508 \| 0/508	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	491 \| 6/485	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Will (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	559 \| 0/559	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	538 \| 0/538	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	614 \| 7/607	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	525 \| 5/520	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	613 \| 0/613	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	637 \| 6/631	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	712 \| 5/707	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	570 \| 9/561	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	648 \| 6/642	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	630 \| 5/625	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Will (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	650 \| 0/650	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	581 \| 5/576	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	673 \| 7/666	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	557 \| 7/550	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	588 \| 0/588	5,949 \| 22/5,927