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Ishmael vs James — Popularity Comparison

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Ishmael James

By Year

Year	Ishmael (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	119 \| 0/119	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	120 \| 0/120	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	97 \| 0/97	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	143 \| 0/143	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	144 \| 0/144	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	143 \| 0/143	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	139 \| 0/139	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	158 \| 0/158	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	132 \| 0/132	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	150 \| 0/150	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Ishmael (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	141 \| 0/141	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	121 \| 0/121	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	127 \| 0/127	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	133 \| 0/133	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	111 \| 0/111	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	117 \| 0/117	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	100 \| 0/100	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	116 \| 0/116	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	114 \| 0/114	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	124 \| 0/124	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Ishmael (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	124 \| 0/124	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	106 \| 0/106	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	118 \| 0/118	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	142 \| 0/142	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	144 \| 0/144	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	134 \| 0/134	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	146 \| 0/146	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	152 \| 0/152	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	141 \| 0/141	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	126 \| 0/126	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Ishmael (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	122 \| 0/122	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	117 \| 0/117	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	112 \| 0/112	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	97 \| 0/97	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	86 \| 0/86	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	58 \| 0/58	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	37 \| 0/37	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	44 \| 0/44	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	50 \| 0/50	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	59 \| 0/59	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Ishmael (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	59 \| 0/59	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	60 \| 0/60	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	56 \| 0/56	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	60 \| 0/60	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	55 \| 0/55	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	57 \| 0/57	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	43 \| 0/43	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	47 \| 0/47	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	33 \| 0/33	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	42 \| 0/42	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Ishmael (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	47 \| 0/47	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	33 \| 0/33	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	23 \| 0/23	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	29 \| 0/29	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	18 \| 0/18	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	19 \| 0/19	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	19 \| 0/19	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	14 \| 0/14	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	13 \| 0/13	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	12 \| 0/12	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Ishmael (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	19 \| 0/19	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	14 \| 0/14	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	14 \| 0/14	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	22 \| 0/22	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	9 \| 0/9	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	17 \| 0/17	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	13 \| 0/13	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	15 \| 0/15	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	12 \| 0/12	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	15 \| 0/15	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Ishmael (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	20 \| 0/20	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	14 \| 0/14	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	22 \| 0/22	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	14 \| 0/14	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	22 \| 0/22	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	20 \| 0/20	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	13 \| 0/13	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	13 \| 0/13	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	15 \| 0/15	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	12 \| 0/12	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Ishmael (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	8 \| 0/8	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	17 \| 0/17	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	20 \| 0/20	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	10 \| 0/10	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	18 \| 0/18	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	17 \| 0/17	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	18 \| 0/18	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	22 \| 0/22	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	23 \| 0/23	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	22 \| 0/22	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Ishmael (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	26 \| 0/26	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	24 \| 0/24	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	25 \| 0/25	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	20 \| 0/20	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	26 \| 0/26	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	20 \| 0/20	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	27 \| 0/27	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	29 \| 0/29	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	46 \| 0/46	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	28 \| 0/28	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Ishmael (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	25 \| 0/25	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	35 \| 0/35	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	38 \| 0/38	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	36 \| 0/36	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	37 \| 0/37	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	31 \| 0/31	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	28 \| 0/28	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	43 \| 0/43	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	49 \| 0/49	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	38 \| 0/38	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Ishmael (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	36 \| 0/36	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	23 \| 0/23	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	31 \| 0/31	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	8 \| 0/8	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	9 \| 0/9	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	0 \| 0/0	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	0 \| 0/0	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	5 \| 0/5	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	0 \| 0/0	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	0 \| 0/0	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

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

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By Year

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

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By Year

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