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Barbara vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Barbara James

By Year

Year	Barbara (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	313 \| 313/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	307 \| 307/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	276 \| 276/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	299 \| 299/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	300 \| 300/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	287 \| 287/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	291 \| 291/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	301 \| 301/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	329 \| 329/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	327 \| 327/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Barbara (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	325 \| 325/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	321 \| 321/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	296 \| 296/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	369 \| 369/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	410 \| 410/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	465 \| 465/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	396 \| 396/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	481 \| 481/0	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	550 \| 550/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	411 \| 411/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Barbara (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	437 \| 437/0	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	437 \| 437/0	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	509 \| 509/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	502 \| 502/0	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	533 \| 533/0	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	560 \| 560/0	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	578 \| 578/0	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	700 \| 700/0	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	682 \| 682/0	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	758 \| 758/0	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Barbara (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	871 \| 871/0	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	956 \| 951/5	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	1,135 \| 1,128/7	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	1,248 \| 1,239/9	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	1,393 \| 1,388/5	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	1,503 \| 1,493/10	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	1,515 \| 1,506/9	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	1,641 \| 1,632/9	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	1,496 \| 1,488/8	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	1,688 \| 1,677/11	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Barbara (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	1,884 \| 1,866/18	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	2,029 \| 2,020/9	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	2,359 \| 2,348/11	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	2,545 \| 2,531/14	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	2,590 \| 2,577/13	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	2,508 \| 2,493/15	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	2,587 \| 2,579/8	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	2,861 \| 2,845/16	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	2,977 \| 2,968/9	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	3,472 \| 3,454/18	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Barbara (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	3,918 \| 3,906/12	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	4,445 \| 4,434/11	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	5,101 \| 5,079/22	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	6,481 \| 6,454/27	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	8,050 \| 8,026/24	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	8,842 \| 8,811/31	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	9,775 \| 9,741/34	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	11,247 \| 11,204/43	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	13,168 \| 13,123/45	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	14,065 \| 14,023/42	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Barbara (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	16,532 \| 16,483/49	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	18,359 \| 18,295/64	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	20,717 \| 20,641/76	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	23,054 \| 22,998/56	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	24,519 \| 24,455/64	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	25,424 \| 25,357/67	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	27,936 \| 27,877/59	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	29,759 \| 29,691/68	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	32,377 \| 32,302/75	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	33,696 \| 33,616/80	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Barbara (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	36,426 \| 36,369/57	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	38,546 \| 38,474/72	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	39,937 \| 39,863/74	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	40,689 \| 40,619/70	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	41,625 \| 41,555/70	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	42,666 \| 42,599/67	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	46,900 \| 46,824/76	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	48,889 \| 48,800/89	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	45,234 \| 45,125/109	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	38,361 \| 38,274/87	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Barbara (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	39,317 \| 39,196/121	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	43,582 \| 43,432/150	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	44,903 \| 44,739/164	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	39,698 \| 39,543/155	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	36,875 \| 36,735/140	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	37,407 \| 37,257/150	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	39,439 \| 39,277/162	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	35,061 \| 34,917/144	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	31,792 \| 31,682/110	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	30,821 \| 30,697/124	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Barbara (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	29,357 \| 29,239/118	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	27,068 \| 26,949/119	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	26,421 \| 26,318/103	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	21,887 \| 21,803/84	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	18,354 \| 18,280/74	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	16,101 \| 16,038/63	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	14,916 \| 14,872/44	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	13,202 \| 13,161/41	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	11,114 \| 11,079/35	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	9,181 \| 9,155/26	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Barbara (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	8,317 \| 8,305/12	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	7,219 \| 7,209/10	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	6,282 \| 6,272/10	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	6,024 \| 6,013/11	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	5,115 \| 5,106/9	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	4,091 \| 4,084/7	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	4,231 \| 4,224/7	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	3,541 \| 3,535/6	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	3,117 \| 3,112/5	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	2,704 \| 2,704/0	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Barbara (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	2,061 \| 2,061/0	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	1,458 \| 1,451/7	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	1,184 \| 1,184/0	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	737 \| 737/0	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	612 \| 612/0	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	567 \| 567/0	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	514 \| 514/0	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	515 \| 515/0	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	413 \| 413/0	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	366 \| 366/0	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Barbara (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	357 \| 357/0	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	346 \| 346/0	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	306 \| 306/0	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	277 \| 277/0	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	338 \| 338/0	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	273 \| 273/0	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	304 \| 304/0	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	299 \| 299/0	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	324 \| 324/0	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	298 \| 298/0	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Barbara (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	290 \| 290/0	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	255 \| 255/0	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	278 \| 278/0	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	221 \| 221/0	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	241 \| 241/0	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	246 \| 246/0	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	253 \| 253/0	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	204 \| 204/0	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	207 \| 207/0	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	195 \| 195/0	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Barbara (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	193 \| 193/0	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	135 \| 135/0	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	130 \| 130/0	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	130 \| 130/0	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	127 \| 127/0	5,949 \| 22/5,927