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Billy vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Billy James

By Year

Year	Billy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	223 \| 13/210	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	204 \| 9/195	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	235 \| 16/219	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	223 \| 15/208	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	218 \| 6/212	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	245 \| 0/245	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	268 \| 6/262	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	268 \| 0/268	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	267 \| 6/261	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	282 \| 0/282	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Billy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	294 \| 6/288	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	349 \| 0/349	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	362 \| 6/356	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	403 \| 6/397	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	396 \| 5/391	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	443 \| 0/443	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	460 \| 0/460	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	546 \| 0/546	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	566 \| 0/566	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	560 \| 0/560	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Billy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	573 \| 7/566	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	612 \| 11/601	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	582 \| 0/582	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	683 \| 7/676	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	678 \| 8/670	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	757 \| 9/748	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	820 \| 7/813	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	825 \| 11/814	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	961 \| 13/948	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	1,073 \| 10/1,063	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Billy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	1,138 \| 13/1,125	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	1,368 \| 15/1,353	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	1,299 \| 16/1,283	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	1,374 \| 17/1,357	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	1,456 \| 17/1,439	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	1,530 \| 25/1,505	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	1,529 \| 20/1,509	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	1,648 \| 26/1,622	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	1,715 \| 29/1,686	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	1,866 \| 34/1,832	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Billy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	1,973 \| 27/1,946	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	2,189 \| 39/2,150	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	2,577 \| 50/2,527	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	2,934 \| 51/2,883	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	3,050 \| 59/2,991	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	3,065 \| 67/2,998	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	2,764 \| 69/2,695	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	3,019 \| 68/2,951	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	3,236 \| 78/3,158	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	3,188 \| 75/3,113	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Billy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	3,438 \| 72/3,366	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	3,511 \| 74/3,437	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	3,547 \| 74/3,473	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	3,966 \| 59/3,907	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	4,195 \| 73/4,122	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	3,841 \| 68/3,773	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	3,863 \| 50/3,813	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	4,027 \| 42/3,985	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	4,225 \| 42/4,183	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	4,704 \| 54/4,650	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Billy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	5,250 \| 57/5,193	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	5,292 \| 52/5,240	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	5,624 \| 39/5,585	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	6,069 \| 45/6,024	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	6,059 \| 39/6,020	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	6,353 \| 46/6,307	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	6,212 \| 51/6,161	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	6,192 \| 45/6,147	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	6,067 \| 54/6,013	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	5,819 \| 50/5,769	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Billy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	6,089 \| 56/6,033	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	5,894 \| 38/5,856	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	5,759 \| 52/5,707	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	5,656 \| 47/5,609	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	5,720 \| 44/5,676	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	5,874 \| 53/5,821	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	6,262 \| 42/6,220	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	6,999 \| 67/6,932	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	6,771 \| 55/6,716	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	6,084 \| 63/6,021	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Billy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	6,612 \| 67/6,545	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	7,077 \| 66/7,011	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	7,382 \| 68/7,314	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	7,722 \| 67/7,655	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	7,656 \| 60/7,596	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	7,543 \| 68/7,475	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	8,334 \| 80/8,254	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	8,383 \| 85/8,298	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	8,670 \| 83/8,587	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	9,344 \| 103/9,241	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Billy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	9,659 \| 97/9,562	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	9,062 \| 123/8,939	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	9,578 \| 143/9,435	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	9,417 \| 154/9,263	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	9,452 \| 166/9,286	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	8,475 \| 155/8,320	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	7,469 \| 159/7,310	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	6,620 \| 157/6,463	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	5,327 \| 147/5,180	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	4,333 \| 126/4,207	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Billy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	3,369 \| 98/3,271	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	2,570 \| 82/2,488	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	2,099 \| 70/2,029	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	1,689 \| 67/1,622	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	1,261 \| 55/1,206	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	909 \| 51/858	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	684 \| 39/645	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	496 \| 27/469	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	387 \| 26/361	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	304 \| 28/276	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Billy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	162 \| 20/142	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	133 \| 22/111	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	85 \| 16/69	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	52 \| 10/42	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	51 \| 8/43	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	28 \| 10/18	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	33 \| 13/20	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	27 \| 7/20	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	14 \| 0/14	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	20 \| 0/20	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Billy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	27 \| 6/21	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	20 \| 0/20	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	30 \| 8/22	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	18 \| 0/18	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	36 \| 0/36	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	24 \| 5/19	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	14 \| 0/14	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	6 \| 0/6	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	9 \| 0/9	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	11 \| 0/11	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Billy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	10 \| 0/10	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	9 \| 0/9	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	10 \| 0/10	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	6 \| 0/6	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	5 \| 0/5	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	5 \| 0/5	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	10 \| 0/10	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	6 \| 0/6	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	7 \| 0/7	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	8 \| 0/8	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Billy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	7 \| 0/7	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	0 \| 0/0	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	7 \| 0/7	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	6 \| 0/6	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	7 \| 0/7	5,949 \| 22/5,927