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William vs James — Popularity Comparison

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By Year

Year	William (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	10,605 \| 9/10,596	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	10,659 \| 6/10,653	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	11,356 \| 7/11,349	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	12,187 \| 21/12,166	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	12,687 \| 14/12,673	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	13,661 \| 12/13,649	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	14,657 \| 12/14,645	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	15,060 \| 18/15,042	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	15,828 \| 20/15,808	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	15,960 \| 15/15,945	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	William (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	16,870 \| 23/16,847	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	16,679 \| 14/16,665	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	16,933 \| 19/16,914	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	17,387 \| 28/17,359	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	17,094 \| 23/17,071	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	17,950 \| 15/17,935	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	18,431 \| 28/18,403	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	18,920 \| 26/18,894	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	18,981 \| 18/18,963	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	19,088 \| 28/19,060	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	William (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	20,346 \| 111/20,235	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	20,031 \| 32/19,999	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	20,170 \| 34/20,136	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	20,134 \| 24/20,110	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	20,707 \| 38/20,669	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	20,742 \| 26/20,716	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	20,871 \| 36/20,835	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	20,046 \| 26/20,020	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	20,585 \| 41/20,544	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	20,206 \| 46/20,160	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	William (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	21,536 \| 45/21,491	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	22,261 \| 42/22,219	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	23,126 \| 60/23,066	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	23,914 \| 56/23,858	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	24,970 \| 61/24,909	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	24,768 \| 94/24,674	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	24,288 \| 163/24,125	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	24,372 \| 169/24,203	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	24,498 \| 165/24,333	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	24,791 \| 183/24,608	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	William (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	25,060 \| 158/24,902	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	25,583 \| 187/25,396	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	25,784 \| 178/25,606	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	24,972 \| 171/24,801	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	25,854 \| 216/25,638	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	24,871 \| 191/24,680	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	24,360 \| 186/24,174	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	24,944 \| 187/24,757	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	24,633 \| 200/24,433	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	25,725 \| 163/25,562	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	William (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	27,146 \| 169/26,977	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	28,178 \| 163/28,015	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	30,705 \| 193/30,512	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	35,617 \| 201/35,416	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	39,094 \| 205/38,889	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	37,807 \| 199/37,608	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	37,120 \| 192/36,928	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	37,804 \| 185/37,619	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	38,420 \| 180/38,240	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	40,268 \| 157/40,111	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	William (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	44,379 \| 156/44,223	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	44,625 \| 181/44,444	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	45,034 \| 175/44,859	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	48,239 \| 204/48,035	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	49,509 \| 165/49,344	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	51,540 \| 155/51,385	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	54,414 \| 160/54,254	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	57,018 \| 168/56,850	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	59,144 \| 154/58,990	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	60,101 \| 116/59,985	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	William (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	61,558 \| 127/61,431	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	61,961 \| 131/61,830	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	63,184 \| 145/63,039	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	62,891 \| 108/62,783	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	60,804 \| 125/60,679	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	61,635 \| 131/61,504	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	62,127 \| 157/61,970	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	67,155 \| 154/67,001	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	60,187 \| 157/60,030	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	50,360 \| 142/50,218	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	William (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	52,509 \| 136/52,373	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	56,072 \| 168/55,904	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	55,061 \| 170/54,891	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	47,937 \| 140/47,797	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	44,933 \| 152/44,781	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	42,225 \| 152/42,073	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	42,570 \| 138/42,432	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	40,888 \| 164/40,724	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	39,552 \| 154/39,398	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	40,363 \| 163/40,200	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	William (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	40,351 \| 175/40,176	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	39,242 \| 195/39,047	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	42,362 \| 235/42,127	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	43,518 \| 238/43,280	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	47,560 \| 289/47,271	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	48,151 \| 337/47,814	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	49,467 \| 348/49,119	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	51,797 \| 321/51,476	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	52,225 \| 303/51,922	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	53,598 \| 289/53,309	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	William (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	53,751 \| 245/53,506	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	52,361 \| 225/52,136	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	51,306 \| 194/51,112	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	52,051 \| 189/51,862	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	50,350 \| 204/50,146	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	44,145 \| 175/43,970	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	45,463 \| 172/45,291	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	42,587 \| 165/42,422	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	40,554 \| 136/40,418	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	38,692 \| 129/38,563	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	William (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	29,850 \| 97/29,753	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	23,632 \| 94/23,538	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	19,704 \| 78/19,626	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	10,643 \| 50/10,593	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	8,881 \| 37/8,844	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	7,948 \| 35/7,913	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	7,574 \| 45/7,529	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	6,933 \| 29/6,904	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	6,594 \| 28/6,566	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	6,523 \| 28/6,495	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	William (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	6,441 \| 25/6,416	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	6,346 \| 35/6,311	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	6,642 \| 25/6,617	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	6,022 \| 32/5,990	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	8,623 \| 44/8,579	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	6,109 \| 23/6,086	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	7,441 \| 41/7,400	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	7,230 \| 32/7,198	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	7,791 \| 44/7,747	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	7,317 \| 40/7,277	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	William (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	7,308 \| 34/7,274	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	7,255 \| 32/7,223	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	7,826 \| 44/7,782	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	6,813 \| 50/6,763	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	7,528 \| 34/7,494	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	7,818 \| 46/7,772	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	8,747 \| 42/8,705	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	7,514 \| 44/7,470	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	8,287 \| 35/8,252	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	8,077 \| 33/8,044	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	William (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	8,931 \| 34/8,897	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	8,427 \| 40/8,387	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	9,329 \| 31/9,298	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	8,554 \| 30/8,524	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	9,562 \| 30/9,532	5,949 \| 22/5,927