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Williams vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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By Year

Year	Williams (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	53 \| 0/53	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	57 \| 0/57	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	40 \| 0/40	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	46 \| 0/46	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	37 \| 0/37	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	45 \| 0/45	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	52 \| 0/52	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	42 \| 0/42	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	36 \| 0/36	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	45 \| 0/45	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Williams (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	38 \| 0/38	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	40 \| 0/40	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	47 \| 0/47	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	45 \| 0/45	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	36 \| 0/36	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	56 \| 0/56	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	68 \| 0/68	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	63 \| 0/63	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	57 \| 0/57	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	53 \| 0/53	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Williams (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	52 \| 0/52	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	58 \| 0/58	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	62 \| 0/62	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	63 \| 0/63	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	48 \| 0/48	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	53 \| 0/53	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	42 \| 0/42	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	47 \| 0/47	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	46 \| 0/46	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	29 \| 0/29	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Williams (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	51 \| 0/51	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	59 \| 0/59	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	54 \| 0/54	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	44 \| 0/44	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	69 \| 0/69	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	39 \| 0/39	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	44 \| 0/44	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	47 \| 0/47	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	43 \| 0/43	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	33 \| 0/33	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Williams (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	35 \| 0/35	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	33 \| 0/33	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	44 \| 0/44	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	34 \| 5/29	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	41 \| 5/36	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	33 \| 0/33	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	37 \| 0/37	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	28 \| 0/28	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	43 \| 0/43	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	42 \| 0/42	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Williams (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	52 \| 7/45	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	33 \| 0/33	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	46 \| 0/46	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	58 \| 0/58	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	39 \| 0/39	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	52 \| 0/52	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	46 \| 0/46	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	45 \| 0/45	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	47 \| 0/47	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	54 \| 0/54	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Williams (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	46 \| 0/46	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	56 \| 0/56	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	45 \| 0/45	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	66 \| 0/66	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	53 \| 0/53	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	60 \| 0/60	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	66 \| 7/59	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	65 \| 0/65	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	58 \| 0/58	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	75 \| 0/75	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Williams (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	50 \| 0/50	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	51 \| 0/51	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	46 \| 0/46	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	56 \| 0/56	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	86 \| 0/86	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	64 \| 0/64	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	59 \| 0/59	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	60 \| 0/60	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	64 \| 0/64	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	48 \| 0/48	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Williams (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	54 \| 0/54	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	50 \| 0/50	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	54 \| 0/54	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	47 \| 0/47	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	73 \| 0/73	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	50 \| 0/50	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	51 \| 0/51	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	57 \| 0/57	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	41 \| 0/41	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	64 \| 0/64	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Williams (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	56 \| 0/56	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	42 \| 0/42	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	57 \| 0/57	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	55 \| 0/55	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	74 \| 0/74	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	58 \| 0/58	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	66 \| 0/66	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	68 \| 0/68	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	68 \| 0/68	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	47 \| 0/47	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Williams (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	65 \| 0/65	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	54 \| 0/54	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	53 \| 0/53	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	51 \| 0/51	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	73 \| 0/73	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	45 \| 0/45	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	55 \| 0/55	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	44 \| 0/44	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	55 \| 0/55	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	53 \| 0/53	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Williams (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	45 \| 0/45	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	21 \| 0/21	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	31 \| 0/31	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	22 \| 0/22	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	15 \| 0/15	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	20 \| 0/20	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	18 \| 0/18	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	11 \| 0/11	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	12 \| 0/12	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	12 \| 0/12	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Williams (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	15 \| 0/15	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	9 \| 0/9	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	11 \| 0/11	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	11 \| 0/11	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	15 \| 0/15	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	9 \| 0/9	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	12 \| 0/12	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	14 \| 0/14	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	9 \| 0/9	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	10 \| 0/10	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Williams (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	12 \| 0/12	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	7 \| 0/7	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	16 \| 0/16	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	7 \| 0/7	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	10 \| 0/10	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	6 \| 0/6	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	9 \| 0/9	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	13 \| 0/13	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	13 \| 0/13	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	11 \| 0/11	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Williams (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	11 \| 0/11	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	13 \| 0/13	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	7 \| 0/7	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	7 \| 0/7	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	11 \| 0/11	5,949 \| 22/5,927