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Jacob vs James — Popularity Comparison

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By Year

Year	Jacob (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	6,505 \| 9/6,496	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	7,011 \| 6/7,005	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	7,668 \| 10/7,658	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	8,489 \| 8/8,481	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	9,315 \| 9/9,306	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	10,794 \| 8/10,786	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	11,900 \| 9/11,891	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	13,281 \| 16/13,265	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	14,570 \| 16/14,554	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	16,022 \| 23/15,999	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Jacob (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	16,929 \| 13/16,916	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	18,219 \| 23/18,196	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	19,130 \| 26/19,104	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	20,424 \| 23/20,401	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	22,183 \| 29/22,154	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	21,229 \| 27/21,202	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	22,651 \| 29/22,622	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	24,342 \| 34/24,308	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	24,904 \| 37/24,867	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	25,891 \| 40/25,851	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Jacob (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	28,077 \| 171/27,906	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	29,705 \| 47/29,658	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	30,627 \| 41/30,586	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	32,611 \| 38/32,573	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	34,550 \| 59/34,491	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	35,434 \| 63/35,371	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	36,087 \| 60/36,027	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	34,224 \| 61/34,163	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	31,977 \| 53/31,924	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	31,200 \| 66/31,134	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Jacob (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	29,469 \| 50/29,419	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	27,552 \| 67/27,485	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	25,719 \| 52/25,667	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	25,258 \| 61/25,197	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	22,081 \| 58/22,023	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	17,909 \| 75/17,834	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	15,961 \| 78/15,883	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	14,416 \| 90/14,326	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	13,729 \| 78/13,651	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	12,363 \| 77/12,286	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Jacob (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	11,406 \| 49/11,357	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	11,064 \| 66/10,998	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	10,131 \| 70/10,061	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	9,405 \| 60/9,345	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	8,574 \| 52/8,522	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	7,587 \| 41/7,546	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	6,203 \| 41/6,162	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	5,824 \| 35/5,789	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	4,531 \| 22/4,509	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	3,643 \| 24/3,619	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Jacob (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	2,979 \| 21/2,958	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	2,135 \| 11/2,124	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	1,688 \| 6/1,682	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	1,061 \| 5/1,056	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	910 \| 0/910	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	656 \| 0/656	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	553 \| 0/553	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	447 \| 0/447	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	454 \| 0/454	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	489 \| 0/489	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Jacob (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	527 \| 5/522	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	487 \| 0/487	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	474 \| 0/474	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	506 \| 0/506	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	492 \| 0/492	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	558 \| 0/558	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	506 \| 0/506	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	540 \| 0/540	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	538 \| 0/538	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	582 \| 5/577	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Jacob (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	563 \| 0/563	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	590 \| 0/590	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	561 \| 0/561	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	502 \| 0/502	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	465 \| 0/465	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	490 \| 0/490	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	550 \| 0/550	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	522 \| 0/522	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	457 \| 0/457	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	417 \| 0/417	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Jacob (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	437 \| 0/437	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	476 \| 0/476	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	524 \| 0/524	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	466 \| 0/466	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	514 \| 0/514	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	427 \| 0/427	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	488 \| 0/488	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	541 \| 5/536	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	500 \| 0/500	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	475 \| 0/475	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Jacob (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	547 \| 0/547	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	539 \| 0/539	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	563 \| 5/558	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	572 \| 0/572	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	629 \| 7/622	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	652 \| 5/647	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	718 \| 0/718	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	855 \| 0/855	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	810 \| 0/810	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	901 \| 0/901	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Jacob (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	975 \| 5/970	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	975 \| 0/975	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	1,027 \| 0/1,027	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	1,099 \| 5/1,094	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	1,055 \| 5/1,050	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	1,082 \| 0/1,082	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	1,203 \| 5/1,198	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	1,127 \| 5/1,122	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	1,132 \| 0/1,132	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	1,122 \| 0/1,122	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Jacob (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	997 \| 0/997	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	744 \| 0/744	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	691 \| 0/691	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	328 \| 5/323	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	273 \| 0/273	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	262 \| 0/262	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	235 \| 0/235	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	243 \| 0/243	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	187 \| 0/187	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	220 \| 0/220	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Jacob (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	243 \| 0/243	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	189 \| 0/189	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	207 \| 0/207	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	172 \| 0/172	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	233 \| 0/233	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	189 \| 0/189	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	256 \| 0/256	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	204 \| 0/204	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	241 \| 0/241	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	266 \| 0/266	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Jacob (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	292 \| 0/292	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	292 \| 0/292	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	283 \| 0/283	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	238 \| 0/238	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	290 \| 0/290	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	295 \| 0/295	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	353 \| 0/353	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	317 \| 0/317	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	346 \| 0/346	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	343 \| 0/343	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Jacob (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	381 \| 0/381	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	356 \| 0/356	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	390 \| 0/390	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	381 \| 0/381	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	404 \| 0/404	5,949 \| 22/5,927