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Max vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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By Year

Year	Max (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	2,165 \| 45/2,120	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	2,274 \| 73/2,201	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	2,440 \| 52/2,388	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	2,463 \| 53/2,410	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	2,555 \| 71/2,484	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	2,780 \| 28/2,752	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	2,933 \| 56/2,877	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	3,187 \| 42/3,145	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	3,477 \| 54/3,423	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	3,442 \| 23/3,419	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Max (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	3,511 \| 14/3,497	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	3,539 \| 19/3,520	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	3,711 \| 15/3,696	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	3,964 \| 8/3,956	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	3,856 \| 8/3,848	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	3,969 \| 11/3,958	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	3,379 \| 7/3,372	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	2,891 \| 9/2,882	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	2,655 \| 12/2,643	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	2,501 \| 7/2,494	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Max (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	2,494 \| 13/2,481	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	2,465 \| 5/2,460	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	2,328 \| 9/2,319	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	2,413 \| 9/2,404	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	2,363 \| 8/2,355	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	2,298 \| 0/2,298	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	2,164 \| 7/2,157	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	1,705 \| 7/1,698	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	1,498 \| 10/1,488	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	1,577 \| 12/1,565	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Max (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	1,631 \| 7/1,624	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	1,896 \| 9/1,887	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	1,887 \| 10/1,877	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	1,842 \| 13/1,829	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	1,791 \| 0/1,791	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	1,617 \| 11/1,606	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	1,403 \| 17/1,386	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	1,460 \| 7/1,453	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	930 \| 7/923	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	769 \| 8/761	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Max (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	632 \| 0/632	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	536 \| 5/531	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	463 \| 0/463	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	501 \| 0/501	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	486 \| 0/486	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	459 \| 0/459	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	420 \| 6/414	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	403 \| 0/403	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	415 \| 5/410	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	415 \| 0/415	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Max (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	413 \| 0/413	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	434 \| 0/434	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	390 \| 0/390	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	409 \| 0/409	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	486 \| 0/486	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	375 \| 0/375	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	414 \| 0/414	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	395 \| 0/395	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	448 \| 0/448	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	427 \| 5/422	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Max (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	525 \| 0/525	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	549 \| 0/549	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	580 \| 7/573	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	652 \| 0/652	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	670 \| 0/670	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	697 \| 6/691	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	736 \| 0/736	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	746 \| 6/740	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	748 \| 0/748	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	724 \| 0/724	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Max (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	748 \| 5/743	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	730 \| 5/725	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	770 \| 7/763	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	811 \| 6/805	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	755 \| 0/755	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	761 \| 0/761	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	743 \| 0/743	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	874 \| 5/869	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	841 \| 0/841	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	810 \| 7/803	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Max (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	780 \| 0/780	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	880 \| 5/875	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	977 \| 6/971	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	931 \| 0/931	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	952 \| 0/952	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	979 \| 0/979	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	1,171 \| 7/1,164	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	1,106 \| 0/1,106	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	1,248 \| 0/1,248	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	1,293 \| 10/1,283	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Max (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	1,343 \| 8/1,335	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	1,136 \| 12/1,124	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	1,165 \| 11/1,154	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	1,193 \| 10/1,183	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	1,189 \| 8/1,181	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	1,349 \| 13/1,336	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	1,417 \| 12/1,405	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	1,239 \| 12/1,227	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	1,264 \| 10/1,254	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	1,395 \| 10/1,385	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Max (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	1,404 \| 7/1,397	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	1,453 \| 13/1,440	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	1,532 \| 14/1,518	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	1,570 \| 12/1,558	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	1,571 \| 10/1,561	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	1,469 \| 11/1,458	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	1,544 \| 8/1,536	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	1,518 \| 7/1,511	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	1,493 \| 0/1,493	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	1,434 \| 0/1,434	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Max (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	1,165 \| 6/1,159	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	897 \| 0/897	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	739 \| 5/734	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	360 \| 0/360	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	277 \| 0/277	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	228 \| 0/228	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	218 \| 0/218	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	197 \| 0/197	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	156 \| 0/156	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	140 \| 0/140	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Max (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	134 \| 0/134	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	110 \| 0/110	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	133 \| 0/133	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	110 \| 0/110	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	141 \| 0/141	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	127 \| 0/127	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	132 \| 0/132	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	122 \| 0/122	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	145 \| 0/145	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	95 \| 0/95	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Max (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	99 \| 0/99	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	107 \| 0/107	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	95 \| 0/95	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	91 \| 0/91	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	99 \| 0/99	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	83 \| 0/83	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	118 \| 0/118	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	73 \| 0/73	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	73 \| 0/73	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	71 \| 0/71	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Max (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	80 \| 0/80	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	75 \| 0/75	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	74 \| 0/74	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	66 \| 0/66	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	52 \| 0/52	5,949 \| 22/5,927