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Michael vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Michael James

By Year

Year	Michael (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	8,204 \| 15/8,189	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	8,436 \| 20/8,416	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	8,907 \| 19/8,888	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	9,163 \| 27/9,136	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	9,848 \| 24/9,824	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	10,647 \| 33/10,614	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	11,770 \| 20/11,750	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	12,757 \| 34/12,723	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	14,173 \| 34/14,139	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	14,533 \| 36/14,497	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Michael (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	15,531 \| 35/15,496	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	15,579 \| 39/15,540	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	16,236 \| 27/16,209	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	16,858 \| 36/16,822	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	17,418 \| 37/17,381	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	19,005 \| 45/18,960	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	20,706 \| 55/20,651	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	22,075 \| 51/22,024	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	22,715 \| 64/22,651	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	23,888 \| 61/23,827	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Michael (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	25,618 \| 148/25,470	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	27,223 \| 94/27,129	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	28,353 \| 95/28,258	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	29,785 \| 96/29,689	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	32,157 \| 114/32,043	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	34,038 \| 123/33,915	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	36,747 \| 128/36,619	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	37,699 \| 142/37,557	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	38,530 \| 157/38,373	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	41,577 \| 167/41,410	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Michael (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	44,667 \| 192/44,475	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	49,791 \| 223/49,568	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	54,667 \| 258/54,409	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	61,074 \| 267/60,807	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	65,595 \| 277/65,318	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	65,772 \| 363/65,409	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	64,648 \| 480/64,168	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	64,207 \| 544/63,663	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	64,826 \| 590/64,236	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	65,467 \| 531/64,936	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Michael (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	68,249 \| 508/67,741	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	68,574 \| 577/67,997	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	68,804 \| 576/68,228	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	69,246 \| 487/68,759	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	69,233 \| 546/68,687	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	68,272 \| 554/67,718	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	67,678 \| 545/67,133	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	68,148 \| 560/67,588	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	67,432 \| 515/66,917	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	68,979 \| 557/68,422	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Michael (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	68,060 \| 525/67,535	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	68,259 \| 451/67,808	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	71,843 \| 452/71,391	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	78,044 \| 459/77,585	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	85,728 \| 457/85,271	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	85,617 \| 458/85,159	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	82,445 \| 471/81,974	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	82,785 \| 373/82,412	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	80,330 \| 346/79,984	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	81,357 \| 355/81,002	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Michael (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	82,922 \| 303/82,619	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	84,134 \| 377/83,757	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	85,411 \| 355/85,056	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	87,293 \| 325/86,968	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	84,455 \| 316/84,139	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	85,576 \| 285/85,291	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	90,893 \| 295/90,598	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	93,041 \| 255/92,786	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	90,929 \| 238/90,691	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	88,602 \| 250/88,352	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Michael (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	88,781 \| 217/88,564	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	84,434 \| 232/84,202	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	79,229 \| 190/79,039	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	72,977 \| 172/72,805	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	65,317 \| 179/65,138	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	60,234 \| 188/60,046	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	52,736 \| 170/52,566	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	50,678 \| 173/50,505	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	41,361 \| 169/41,192	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	30,060 \| 158/29,902	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Michael (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	26,885 \| 168/26,717	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	24,933 \| 188/24,745	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	21,884 \| 156/21,728	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	16,032 \| 97/15,935	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	13,308 \| 80/13,228	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	10,910 \| 81/10,829	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	9,134 \| 58/9,076	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	7,141 \| 47/7,094	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	5,840 \| 40/5,800	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	4,938 \| 32/4,906	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Michael (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	4,128 \| 20/4,108	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	3,575 \| 26/3,549	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	3,627 \| 20/3,607	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	3,513 \| 24/3,489	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	3,578 \| 36/3,542	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	3,498 \| 33/3,465	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	3,631 \| 33/3,598	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	3,634 \| 29/3,605	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	3,517 \| 32/3,485	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	3,795 \| 34/3,761	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Michael (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	3,910 \| 36/3,874	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	3,944 \| 29/3,915	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	4,021 \| 31/3,990	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	4,222 \| 24/4,198	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	4,025 \| 22/4,003	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	3,934 \| 24/3,910	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	4,326 \| 30/4,296	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	4,300 \| 12/4,288	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	4,228 \| 18/4,210	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	4,093 \| 14/4,079	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Michael (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	3,378 \| 16/3,362	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	2,619 \| 12/2,607	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	2,112 \| 8/2,104	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	1,166 \| 7/1,159	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	853 \| 9/844	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	642 \| 7/635	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	688 \| 0/688	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	586 \| 0/586	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	536 \| 5/531	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	513 \| 0/513	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Michael (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	462 \| 0/462	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	466 \| 0/466	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	460 \| 0/460	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	384 \| 0/384	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	495 \| 0/495	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	375 \| 0/375	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	434 \| 0/434	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	375 \| 7/368	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	399 \| 0/399	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	413 \| 0/413	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Michael (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	423 \| 0/423	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	407 \| 0/407	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	380 \| 0/380	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	333 \| 0/333	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	394 \| 0/394	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	377 \| 0/377	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	466 \| 0/466	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	344 \| 0/344	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	348 \| 0/348	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	370 \| 0/370	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Michael (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	373 \| 0/373	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	307 \| 0/307	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	321 \| 0/321	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	298 \| 0/298	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	354 \| 0/354	5,949 \| 22/5,927