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Jess vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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By Year

Year	Jess (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	29 \| 7/22	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	35 \| 10/25	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	25 \| 8/17	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	31 \| 6/25	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	27 \| 5/22	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	30 \| 7/23	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	33 \| 0/33	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	27 \| 5/22	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	30 \| 0/30	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	35 \| 0/35	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Jess (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	37 \| 5/32	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	35 \| 7/28	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	33 \| 0/33	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	42 \| 5/37	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	32 \| 0/32	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	45 \| 0/45	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	65 \| 10/55	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	81 \| 15/66	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	70 \| 10/60	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	87 \| 8/79	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Jess (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	91 \| 9/82	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	71 \| 6/65	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	83 \| 13/70	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	92 \| 10/82	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	89 \| 12/77	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	96 \| 0/96	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	104 \| 13/91	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	123 \| 8/115	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	157 \| 13/144	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	142 \| 6/136	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Jess (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	156 \| 6/150	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	161 \| 12/149	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	152 \| 6/146	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	199 \| 16/183	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	223 \| 9/214	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	184 \| 10/174	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	208 \| 9/199	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	222 \| 6/216	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	248 \| 7/241	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	270 \| 8/262	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Jess (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	270 \| 9/261	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	315 \| 9/306	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	343 \| 6/337	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	277 \| 0/277	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	292 \| 0/292	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	316 \| 10/306	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	356 \| 10/346	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	311 \| 0/311	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	283 \| 6/277	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	283 \| 0/283	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Jess (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	316 \| 6/310	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	283 \| 0/283	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	242 \| 0/242	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	233 \| 0/233	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	190 \| 0/190	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	190 \| 0/190	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	167 \| 0/167	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	185 \| 0/185	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	200 \| 0/200	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	188 \| 5/183	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Jess (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	221 \| 0/221	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	288 \| 0/288	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	293 \| 0/293	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	299 \| 0/299	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	289 \| 0/289	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	228 \| 0/228	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	254 \| 0/254	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	272 \| 0/272	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	275 \| 5/270	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	267 \| 0/267	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Jess (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	245 \| 0/245	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	238 \| 0/238	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	248 \| 0/248	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	232 \| 0/232	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	193 \| 0/193	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	235 \| 0/235	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	222 \| 0/222	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	261 \| 0/261	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	220 \| 0/220	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	167 \| 0/167	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Jess (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	180 \| 0/180	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	195 \| 5/190	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	190 \| 0/190	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	163 \| 0/163	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	170 \| 0/170	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	165 \| 0/165	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	151 \| 0/151	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	156 \| 0/156	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	158 \| 0/158	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	167 \| 0/167	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Jess (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	166 \| 0/166	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	178 \| 0/178	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	194 \| 0/194	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	157 \| 0/157	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	207 \| 0/207	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	224 \| 0/224	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	203 \| 5/198	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	273 \| 5/268	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	239 \| 0/239	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	274 \| 5/269	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Jess (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	261 \| 0/261	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	275 \| 0/275	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	255 \| 7/248	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	343 \| 5/338	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	342 \| 9/333	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	367 \| 12/355	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	387 \| 0/387	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	352 \| 0/352	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	493 \| 8/485	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	584 \| 7/577	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Jess (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	258 \| 0/258	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	180 \| 0/180	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	171 \| 0/171	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	111 \| 5/106	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	103 \| 0/103	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	87 \| 0/87	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	88 \| 0/88	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	88 \| 0/88	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	67 \| 0/67	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	85 \| 0/85	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Jess (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	102 \| 0/102	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	81 \| 0/81	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	92 \| 6/86	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	85 \| 0/85	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	134 \| 6/128	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	91 \| 5/86	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	108 \| 0/108	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	116 \| 6/110	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	87 \| 0/87	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	102 \| 0/102	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Jess (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	104 \| 0/104	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	107 \| 0/107	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	108 \| 0/108	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	94 \| 7/87	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	119 \| 5/114	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	121 \| 0/121	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	138 \| 6/132	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	124 \| 0/124	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	140 \| 0/140	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	124 \| 5/119	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Jess (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	129 \| 5/124	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	112 \| 0/112	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	122 \| 0/122	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	85 \| 0/85	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	103 \| 0/103	5,949 \| 22/5,927