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Joel vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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By Year

Year	Joel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	1,640 \| 7/1,633	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	1,749 \| 8/1,741	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	1,780 \| 0/1,780	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	1,804 \| 7/1,797	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	1,842 \| 0/1,842	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	2,100 \| 6/2,094	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	2,140 \| 8/2,132	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	2,267 \| 6/2,261	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	2,437 \| 10/2,427	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	2,607 \| 5/2,602	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Joel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	2,681 \| 11/2,670	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	2,727 \| 0/2,727	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	2,778 \| 0/2,778	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	3,069 \| 13/3,056	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	3,074 \| 9/3,065	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	3,569 \| 5/3,564	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	3,752 \| 9/3,743	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	3,432 \| 10/3,422	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	3,469 \| 14/3,455	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	3,286 \| 13/3,273	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Joel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	3,248 \| 12/3,236	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	3,256 \| 11/3,245	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	3,206 \| 15/3,191	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	3,182 \| 15/3,167	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	3,395 \| 15/3,380	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	3,201 \| 17/3,184	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	3,187 \| 15/3,172	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	3,008 \| 19/2,989	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	3,027 \| 23/3,004	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	3,125 \| 25/3,100	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Joel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	3,392 \| 24/3,368	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	3,587 \| 29/3,558	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	3,689 \| 24/3,665	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	3,799 \| 39/3,760	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	4,037 \| 37/4,000	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	3,964 \| 24/3,940	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	3,981 \| 42/3,939	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	4,173 \| 35/4,138	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	4,555 \| 49/4,506	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	4,661 \| 38/4,623	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Joel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	4,568 \| 44/4,524	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	4,394 \| 49/4,345	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	4,486 \| 40/4,446	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	4,587 \| 47/4,540	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	4,612 \| 47/4,565	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	4,256 \| 40/4,216	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	3,853 \| 43/3,810	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	3,870 \| 47/3,823	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	3,759 \| 34/3,725	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	3,769 \| 41/3,728	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Joel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	3,544 \| 52/3,492	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	3,597 \| 27/3,570	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	3,570 \| 42/3,528	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	3,546 \| 47/3,499	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	3,883 \| 43/3,840	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	3,755 \| 75/3,680	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	3,752 \| 69/3,683	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	3,550 \| 72/3,478	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	3,333 \| 103/3,230	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	2,898 \| 37/2,861	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Joel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	3,158 \| 22/3,136	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	3,254 \| 19/3,235	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	3,318 \| 20/3,298	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	3,545 \| 25/3,520	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	3,733 \| 23/3,710	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	3,473 \| 15/3,458	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	3,254 \| 30/3,224	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	3,630 \| 26/3,604	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	3,459 \| 23/3,436	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	2,830 \| 24/2,806	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Joel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	2,626 \| 30/2,596	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	2,324 \| 22/2,302	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	2,255 \| 26/2,229	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	2,176 \| 14/2,162	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	2,071 \| 28/2,043	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	2,000 \| 13/1,987	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	2,051 \| 25/2,026	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	2,174 \| 30/2,144	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	2,023 \| 24/1,999	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	1,621 \| 24/1,597	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Joel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	1,736 \| 22/1,714	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	1,774 \| 29/1,745	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	1,620 \| 25/1,595	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	1,356 \| 17/1,339	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	1,302 \| 24/1,278	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	1,319 \| 24/1,295	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	1,282 \| 20/1,262	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	1,142 \| 26/1,116	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	1,092 \| 32/1,060	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	949 \| 30/919	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Joel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	837 \| 22/815	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	679 \| 13/666	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	637 \| 14/623	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	487 \| 10/477	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	471 \| 16/455	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	434 \| 14/420	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	426 \| 11/415	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	403 \| 11/392	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	389 \| 10/379	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	395 \| 16/379	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Joel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	390 \| 13/377	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	360 \| 12/348	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	380 \| 12/368	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	407 \| 12/395	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	346 \| 0/346	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	367 \| 9/358	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	357 \| 9/348	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	314 \| 6/308	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	289 \| 7/282	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	278 \| 6/272	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Joel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	200 \| 0/200	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	167 \| 0/167	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	134 \| 5/129	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	59 \| 0/59	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	55 \| 0/55	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	50 \| 0/50	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	45 \| 0/45	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	54 \| 0/54	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	49 \| 0/49	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	48 \| 0/48	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Joel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	43 \| 0/43	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	32 \| 0/32	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	38 \| 0/38	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	34 \| 0/34	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	35 \| 0/35	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	37 \| 0/37	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	48 \| 0/48	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	31 \| 0/31	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	37 \| 0/37	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	37 \| 0/37	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Joel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	44 \| 0/44	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	52 \| 0/52	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	39 \| 0/39	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	31 \| 0/31	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	37 \| 0/37	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	37 \| 0/37	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	48 \| 0/48	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	48 \| 0/48	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	49 \| 0/49	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	56 \| 0/56	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Joel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	56 \| 0/56	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	51 \| 0/51	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	54 \| 0/54	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	57 \| 0/57	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	41 \| 0/41	5,949 \| 22/5,927