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Alma vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Alma James

By Year

Year	Alma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	663 \| 653/10	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	671 \| 666/5	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	657 \| 657/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	617 \| 611/6	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	526 \| 521/5	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	491 \| 491/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	463 \| 458/5	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	466 \| 455/11	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	400 \| 392/8	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	426 \| 417/9	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Alma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	420 \| 420/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	410 \| 402/8	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	319 \| 313/6	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	304 \| 298/6	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	317 \| 317/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	354 \| 349/5	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	375 \| 369/6	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	419 \| 414/5	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	485 \| 475/10	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	481 \| 481/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Alma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	462 \| 453/9	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	429 \| 421/8	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	521 \| 514/7	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	537 \| 526/11	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	556 \| 548/8	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	543 \| 532/11	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	542 \| 527/15	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	543 \| 536/7	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	578 \| 567/11	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	593 \| 583/10	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Alma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	605 \| 586/19	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	656 \| 645/11	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	713 \| 702/11	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	686 \| 668/18	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	700 \| 685/15	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	639 \| 615/24	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	527 \| 511/16	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	505 \| 492/13	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	530 \| 521/9	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	563 \| 549/14	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Alma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	546 \| 530/16	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	540 \| 523/17	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	620 \| 602/18	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	702 \| 687/15	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	678 \| 658/20	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	601 \| 579/22	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	524 \| 513/11	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	584 \| 564/20	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	593 \| 580/13	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	541 \| 520/21	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Alma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	614 \| 595/19	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	565 \| 555/10	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	576 \| 568/8	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	584 \| 584/0	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	546 \| 534/12	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	517 \| 510/7	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	549 \| 543/6	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	615 \| 604/11	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	606 \| 598/8	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	566 \| 551/15	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Alma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	626 \| 616/10	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	679 \| 670/9	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	727 \| 714/13	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	799 \| 787/12	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	796 \| 788/8	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	829 \| 814/15	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	771 \| 766/5	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	995 \| 983/12	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	955 \| 948/7	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	977 \| 963/14	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Alma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	1,027 \| 1,013/14	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	1,103 \| 1,088/15	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	1,042 \| 1,029/13	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	999 \| 981/18	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	1,059 \| 1,052/7	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	1,063 \| 1,054/9	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	1,177 \| 1,160/17	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	1,197 \| 1,184/13	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	1,187 \| 1,170/17	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	1,090 \| 1,081/9	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Alma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	1,237 \| 1,217/20	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	1,347 \| 1,336/11	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	1,427 \| 1,407/20	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	1,388 \| 1,363/25	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	1,437 \| 1,428/9	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	1,520 \| 1,497/23	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	1,592 \| 1,558/34	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	1,646 \| 1,626/20	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	1,633 \| 1,610/23	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	1,708 \| 1,678/30	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Alma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	1,925 \| 1,903/22	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	1,864 \| 1,839/25	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	2,082 \| 2,045/37	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	2,152 \| 2,115/37	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	2,409 \| 2,380/29	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	2,422 \| 2,389/33	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	2,523 \| 2,496/27	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	2,883 \| 2,847/36	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	3,021 \| 2,990/31	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	3,028 \| 2,996/32	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Alma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	3,270 \| 3,240/30	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	3,093 \| 3,070/23	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	3,266 \| 3,233/33	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	3,630 \| 3,589/41	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	3,623 \| 3,584/39	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	3,485 \| 3,438/47	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	3,702 \| 3,650/52	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	3,447 \| 3,407/40	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	3,450 \| 3,403/47	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	3,288 \| 3,248/40	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Alma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	2,682 \| 2,648/34	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	2,334 \| 2,297/37	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	2,207 \| 2,183/24	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	1,625 \| 1,611/14	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	1,639 \| 1,630/9	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	1,392 \| 1,375/17	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	1,488 \| 1,474/14	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	1,357 \| 1,347/10	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	1,278 \| 1,266/12	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	1,343 \| 1,333/10	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Alma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	1,264 \| 1,257/7	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	1,252 \| 1,244/8	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	1,237 \| 1,229/8	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	1,208 \| 1,195/13	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	1,385 \| 1,372/13	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	1,155 \| 1,146/9	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	1,309 \| 1,299/10	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	1,220 \| 1,213/7	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	1,261 \| 1,243/18	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	1,160 \| 1,144/16	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Alma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	1,182 \| 1,177/5	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	1,065 \| 1,055/10	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	1,068 \| 1,056/12	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	942 \| 929/13	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	933 \| 922/11	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	832 \| 819/13	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	864 \| 853/11	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	633 \| 623/10	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	608 \| 603/5	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	525 \| 515/10	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Alma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	480 \| 480/0	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	369 \| 359/10	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	378 \| 368/10	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	307 \| 293/14	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	291 \| 277/14	5,949 \| 22/5,927