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Joseph vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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By Year

Year	Joseph (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	7,223 \| 0/7,223	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	7,280 \| 12/7,268	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	7,837 \| 9/7,828	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	8,163 \| 8/8,155	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	8,488 \| 9/8,479	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	9,190 \| 16/9,174	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	9,692 \| 15/9,677	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	10,504 \| 19/10,485	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	10,974 \| 13/10,961	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	11,540 \| 12/11,528	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Joseph (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	12,157 \| 6/12,151	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	12,296 \| 20/12,276	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	12,605 \| 16/12,589	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	13,017 \| 23/12,994	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	13,867 \| 16/13,851	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	14,969 \| 20/14,949	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	16,627 \| 30/16,597	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	17,389 \| 28/17,361	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	18,496 \| 29/18,467	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	19,271 \| 36/19,235	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Joseph (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	20,248 \| 103/20,145	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	21,423 \| 31/21,392	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	21,953 \| 35/21,918	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	22,057 \| 27/22,030	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	22,867 \| 24/22,843	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	23,263 \| 44/23,219	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	23,236 \| 50/23,186	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	23,648 \| 45/23,603	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	24,810 \| 52/24,758	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	25,414 \| 62/25,352	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Joseph (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	25,809 \| 77/25,732	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	27,080 \| 67/27,013	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	27,970 \| 68/27,902	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	29,927 \| 88/29,839	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	30,218 \| 84/30,134	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	30,021 \| 139/29,882	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	29,201 \| 182/29,019	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	28,736 \| 217/28,519	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	29,040 \| 208/28,832	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	30,446 \| 227/30,219	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Joseph (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	30,722 \| 211/30,511	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	30,655 \| 211/30,444	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	31,237 \| 196/31,041	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	30,950 \| 186/30,764	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	30,402 \| 217/30,185	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	28,862 \| 209/28,653	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	26,847 \| 180/26,667	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	26,661 \| 176/26,485	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	24,198 \| 142/24,056	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	22,259 \| 132/22,127	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Joseph (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	21,959 \| 124/21,835	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	21,461 \| 134/21,327	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	22,584 \| 128/22,456	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	24,662 \| 148/24,514	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	26,856 \| 138/26,718	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	26,331 \| 154/26,177	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	25,530 \| 134/25,396	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	26,049 \| 122/25,927	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	27,083 \| 100/26,983	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	28,753 \| 120/28,633	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Joseph (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	30,682 \| 119/30,563	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	30,217 \| 137/30,080	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	30,194 \| 105/30,089	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	29,566 \| 112/29,454	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	29,864 \| 120/29,744	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	29,629 \| 92/29,537	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	30,190 \| 80/30,110	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	31,946 \| 93/31,853	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	32,831 \| 83/32,748	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	31,671 \| 84/31,587	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Joseph (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	31,300 \| 76/31,224	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	29,328 \| 61/29,267	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	28,578 \| 68/28,510	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	28,200 \| 52/28,148	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	27,086 \| 64/27,022	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	26,463 \| 56/26,407	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	26,871 \| 69/26,802	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	27,589 \| 68/27,521	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	24,345 \| 61/24,284	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	20,879 \| 58/20,821	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Joseph (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	21,257 \| 82/21,175	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	22,892 \| 65/22,827	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	22,508 \| 79/22,429	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	19,874 \| 66/19,808	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	18,271 \| 64/18,207	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	17,783 \| 60/17,723	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	17,815 \| 75/17,740	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	17,384 \| 61/17,323	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	17,522 \| 70/17,452	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	17,258 \| 76/17,182	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Joseph (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	17,197 \| 87/17,110	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	17,262 \| 100/17,162	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	18,669 \| 104/18,565	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	19,439 \| 112/19,327	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	21,122 \| 141/20,981	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	21,324 \| 159/21,165	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	22,501 \| 182/22,319	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	23,672 \| 167/23,505	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	23,917 \| 161/23,756	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	24,746 \| 132/24,614	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Joseph (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	25,556 \| 135/25,421	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	25,667 \| 106/25,561	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	25,803 \| 104/25,699	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	26,302 \| 120/26,182	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	25,699 \| 112/25,587	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	24,355 \| 89/24,266	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	26,351 \| 90/26,261	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	24,855 \| 94/24,761	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	23,960 \| 77/23,883	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	23,120 \| 69/23,051	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Joseph (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	18,898 \| 69/18,829	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	14,509 \| 38/14,471	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	12,106 \| 44/12,062	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	6,516 \| 28/6,488	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	5,257 \| 29/5,228	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	4,378 \| 30/4,348	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	4,183 \| 21/4,162	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	3,856 \| 12/3,844	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	3,548 \| 21/3,527	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	3,324 \| 22/3,302	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Joseph (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	3,309 \| 18/3,291	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	3,134 \| 13/3,121	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	3,106 \| 8/3,098	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	2,780 \| 14/2,766	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	3,728 \| 14/3,714	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	2,698 \| 19/2,679	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	3,194 \| 23/3,171	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	2,847 \| 20/2,827	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	3,075 \| 24/3,051	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	3,015 \| 23/2,992	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Joseph (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	2,994 \| 17/2,977	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	3,023 \| 26/2,997	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	3,077 \| 13/3,064	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	2,583 \| 11/2,572	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	2,681 \| 11/2,670	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	2,736 \| 7/2,729	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	3,011 \| 18/2,993	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	2,469 \| 13/2,456	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	2,602 \| 8/2,594	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	2,554 \| 14/2,540	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Joseph (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	2,716 \| 9/2,707	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	2,532 \| 17/2,515	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	2,676 \| 6/2,670	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	2,466 \| 10/2,456	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	2,642 \| 10/2,632	5,949 \| 22/5,927