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Axel vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Axel James

By Year

Year	Axel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	4,253 \| 8/4,245	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	4,532 \| 12/4,520	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	4,357 \| 15/4,342	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	4,551 \| 13/4,538	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	4,674 \| 8/4,666	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	4,512 \| 8/4,504	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	4,080 \| 8/4,072	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	3,807 \| 18/3,789	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	3,477 \| 10/3,467	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	3,260 \| 12/3,248	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Axel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	2,814 \| 10/2,804	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	2,433 \| 5/2,428	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	2,482 \| 0/2,482	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	3,046 \| 10/3,036	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	1,980 \| 7/1,973	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	1,330 \| 11/1,319	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	1,265 \| 8/1,257	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	1,207 \| 11/1,196	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	1,132 \| 0/1,132	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	1,056 \| 9/1,047	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Axel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	943 \| 5/938	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	809 \| 0/809	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	918 \| 8/910	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	1,279 \| 5/1,274	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	731 \| 0/731	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	191 \| 0/191	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	192 \| 0/192	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	171 \| 0/171	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	161 \| 0/161	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	145 \| 0/145	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Axel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	133 \| 0/133	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	124 \| 0/124	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	135 \| 0/135	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	151 \| 0/151	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	131 \| 0/131	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	115 \| 0/115	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	48 \| 0/48	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	49 \| 0/49	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	56 \| 0/56	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	36 \| 0/36	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Axel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	37 \| 0/37	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	29 \| 0/29	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	25 \| 0/25	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	25 \| 0/25	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	26 \| 0/26	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	29 \| 0/29	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	20 \| 0/20	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	24 \| 0/24	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	26 \| 0/26	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	17 \| 0/17	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Axel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	17 \| 0/17	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	20 \| 0/20	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	16 \| 0/16	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	19 \| 0/19	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	33 \| 0/33	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	31 \| 0/31	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	23 \| 0/23	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	12 \| 0/12	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	14 \| 0/14	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	15 \| 0/15	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Axel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	15 \| 0/15	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	13 \| 0/13	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	14 \| 0/14	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	18 \| 0/18	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	13 \| 0/13	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	19 \| 0/19	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	19 \| 0/19	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	0 \| 0/0	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	9 \| 0/9	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	6 \| 0/6	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Axel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	0 \| 0/0	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	0 \| 0/0	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	11 \| 0/11	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	7 \| 0/7	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	14 \| 0/14	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	9 \| 0/9	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	5 \| 0/5	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	9 \| 0/9	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	7 \| 0/7	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	8 \| 0/8	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Axel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	8 \| 0/8	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	12 \| 0/12	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	9 \| 0/9	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	9 \| 0/9	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	5 \| 0/5	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	8 \| 0/8	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	6 \| 0/6	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	8 \| 0/8	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	11 \| 0/11	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	15 \| 0/15	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Axel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	8 \| 0/8	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	0 \| 0/0	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	10 \| 0/10	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	8 \| 0/8	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	15 \| 0/15	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	20 \| 0/20	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	6 \| 0/6	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	23 \| 0/23	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	13 \| 0/13	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	33 \| 0/33	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Axel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	22 \| 0/22	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	24 \| 0/24	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	23 \| 0/23	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	41 \| 0/41	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	27 \| 0/27	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	21 \| 0/21	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	40 \| 0/40	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	36 \| 0/36	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	49 \| 0/49	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	49 \| 0/49	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Axel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	25 \| 0/25	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	21 \| 0/21	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	27 \| 0/27	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	11 \| 0/11	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	12 \| 0/12	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	8 \| 0/8	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	6 \| 0/6	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	11 \| 0/11	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	12 \| 0/12	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	8 \| 0/8	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Axel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	6 \| 0/6	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	10 \| 0/10	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	8 \| 0/8	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	6 \| 0/6	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	11 \| 0/11	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	14 \| 0/14	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	20 \| 0/20	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	17 \| 0/17	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	15 \| 0/15	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	20 \| 0/20	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Axel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	10 \| 0/10	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	23 \| 0/23	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	13 \| 0/13	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	17 \| 0/17	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	16 \| 0/16	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	18 \| 0/18	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	16 \| 0/16	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	18 \| 0/18	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	25 \| 0/25	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	16 \| 0/16	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Axel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	16 \| 0/16	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	12 \| 0/12	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	12 \| 0/12	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	14 \| 0/14	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	16 \| 0/16	5,949 \| 22/5,927