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Bailey vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Bailey James

By Year

Year	Bailey (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	1,799 \| 1,644/155	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	1,833 \| 1,682/151	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	1,767 \| 1,648/119	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	1,893 \| 1,774/119	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	1,760 \| 1,667/93	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	1,939 \| 1,819/120	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	2,308 \| 2,180/128	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	2,577 \| 2,433/144	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	2,822 \| 2,712/110	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	2,964 \| 2,853/111	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Bailey (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	3,085 \| 2,950/135	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	3,143 \| 3,019/124	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	3,538 \| 3,417/121	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	3,485 \| 3,317/168	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	3,794 \| 3,598/196	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	3,862 \| 3,643/219	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	4,183 \| 3,906/277	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	4,289 \| 3,934/355	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	3,345 \| 2,980/365	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	3,468 \| 2,991/477	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Bailey (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	3,908 \| 3,309/599	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	4,226 \| 3,467/759	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	4,513 \| 3,662/851	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	5,573 \| 4,339/1,234	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	6,404 \| 4,649/1,755	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	7,017 \| 4,809/2,208	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	7,438 \| 5,199/2,239	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	7,320 \| 5,024/2,296	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	5,742 \| 4,192/1,550	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	4,499 \| 3,489/1,010	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Bailey (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	2,539 \| 2,351/188	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	2,263 \| 2,134/129	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	1,849 \| 1,730/119	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	1,537 \| 1,435/102	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	1,347 \| 1,260/87	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	1,139 \| 1,051/88	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	1,019 \| 942/77	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	676 \| 611/65	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	541 \| 500/41	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	348 \| 309/39	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Bailey (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	307 \| 267/40	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	183 \| 153/30	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	151 \| 110/41	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	110 \| 84/26	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	86 \| 56/30	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	36 \| 17/19	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	22 \| 6/16	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	18 \| 0/18	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	15 \| 0/15	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	19 \| 5/14	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Bailey (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	16 \| 0/16	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	18 \| 0/18	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	15 \| 0/15	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	19 \| 0/19	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	20 \| 0/20	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	26 \| 0/26	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	13 \| 0/13	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	26 \| 0/26	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	22 \| 0/22	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	15 \| 0/15	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Bailey (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	23 \| 0/23	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	22 \| 0/22	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	21 \| 0/21	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	14 \| 0/14	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	15 \| 0/15	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	28 \| 0/28	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	21 \| 0/21	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	31 \| 0/31	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	32 \| 5/27	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	28 \| 0/28	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Bailey (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	29 \| 0/29	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	25 \| 0/25	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	34 \| 0/34	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	29 \| 0/29	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	35 \| 0/35	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	31 \| 0/31	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	27 \| 0/27	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	28 \| 0/28	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	31 \| 0/31	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	31 \| 0/31	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Bailey (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	32 \| 0/32	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	27 \| 0/27	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	31 \| 0/31	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	33 \| 0/33	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	31 \| 0/31	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	38 \| 0/38	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	34 \| 0/34	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	41 \| 0/41	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	34 \| 0/34	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	37 \| 0/37	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Bailey (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	30 \| 0/30	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	35 \| 0/35	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	41 \| 0/41	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	35 \| 0/35	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	42 \| 0/42	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	35 \| 0/35	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	45 \| 0/45	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	36 \| 0/36	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	32 \| 0/32	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	36 \| 6/30	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Bailey (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	44 \| 0/44	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	33 \| 0/33	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	39 \| 0/39	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	48 \| 0/48	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	48 \| 0/48	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	36 \| 0/36	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	37 \| 0/37	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	33 \| 0/33	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	56 \| 6/50	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	34 \| 0/34	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Bailey (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	34 \| 0/34	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	24 \| 0/24	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	26 \| 0/26	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	11 \| 0/11	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	10 \| 0/10	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	9 \| 0/9	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	7 \| 0/7	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	14 \| 0/14	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	15 \| 0/15	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	10 \| 0/10	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Bailey (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	10 \| 0/10	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	5 \| 0/5	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	10 \| 0/10	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	12 \| 0/12	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	19 \| 0/19	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	11 \| 0/11	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	14 \| 0/14	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	13 \| 0/13	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	8 \| 0/8	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	10 \| 0/10	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Bailey (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	11 \| 0/11	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	16 \| 0/16	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	10 \| 0/10	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	10 \| 0/10	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	13 \| 0/13	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	10 \| 0/10	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	6 \| 0/6	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	6 \| 0/6	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	7 \| 0/7	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	7 \| 0/7	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Bailey (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	6 \| 0/6	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	8 \| 0/8	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	8 \| 0/8	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	8 \| 0/8	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	12 \| 0/12	5,949 \| 22/5,927