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Bess vs Oliver — Popularity Comparison

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

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By Year

Year	Bess (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
2024	0 \| 0/0	15,368 \| 25/15,343
2023	0 \| 0/0	14,810 \| 28/14,782
2022	6 \| 6/0	15,189 \| 28/15,161
2021	0 \| 0/0	14,733 \| 26/14,707
2020	8 \| 8/0	14,298 \| 23/14,275
2019	5 \| 5/0	13,986 \| 22/13,964
2018	7 \| 7/0	13,518 \| 19/13,499
2017	0 \| 0/0	13,239 \| 15/13,224
2016	6 \| 6/0	13,083 \| 18/13,065
2015	6 \| 6/0	11,687 \| 20/11,667

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By Year

Year	Bess (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
2014	8 \| 8/0	9,463 \| 13/9,450
2013	7 \| 7/0	7,287 \| 12/7,275
2012	6 \| 6/0	5,931 \| 9/5,922
2011	7 \| 7/0	5,422 \| 9/5,413
2010	7 \| 7/0	4,671 \| 7/4,664
2009	8 \| 8/0	4,294 \| 7/4,287
2008	7 \| 7/0	3,615 \| 11/3,604
2007	8 \| 8/0	2,917 \| 7/2,910
2006	6 \| 6/0	2,352 \| 0/2,352
2005	18 \| 18/0	1,793 \| 0/1,793

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By Year

Year	Bess (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
2004	5 \| 5/0	1,497 \| 6/1,491
2003	12 \| 12/0	1,379 \| 5/1,374
2002	14 \| 14/0	1,171 \| 5/1,166
2001	10 \| 10/0	978 \| 0/978
2000	9 \| 9/0	978 \| 0/978
1999	11 \| 11/0	782 \| 0/782
1998	8 \| 8/0	740 \| 5/735
1997	14 \| 14/0	669 \| 0/669
1996	14 \| 14/0	607 \| 0/607
1995	11 \| 11/0	597 \| 0/597

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By Year

Year	Bess (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1994	11 \| 11/0	643 \| 0/643
1993	14 \| 14/0	670 \| 5/665
1992	16 \| 16/0	664 \| 0/664
1991	12 \| 12/0	582 \| 0/582
1990	16 \| 16/0	625 \| 0/625
1989	20 \| 20/0	460 \| 0/460
1988	28 \| 28/0	440 \| 0/440
1987	29 \| 29/0	467 \| 6/461
1986	29 \| 29/0	344 \| 6/338
1985	27 \| 27/0	371 \| 0/371

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By Year

Year	Bess (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1984	38 \| 38/0	404 \| 7/397
1983	27 \| 27/0	434 \| 0/434
1982	29 \| 29/0	455 \| 0/455
1981	38 \| 38/0	409 \| 6/403
1980	28 \| 28/0	400 \| 7/393
1979	25 \| 25/0	408 \| 0/408
1978	33 \| 33/0	430 \| 8/422
1977	26 \| 26/0	345 \| 7/338
1976	22 \| 22/0	341 \| 5/336
1975	11 \| 11/0	355 \| 0/355

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By Year

Year	Bess (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1974	14 \| 14/0	347 \| 0/347
1973	20 \| 20/0	381 \| 7/374
1972	15 \| 15/0	373 \| 5/368
1971	18 \| 18/0	422 \| 6/416
1970	19 \| 19/0	366 \| 0/366
1969	20 \| 20/0	336 \| 7/329
1968	8 \| 8/0	332 \| 7/325
1967	15 \| 15/0	290 \| 0/290
1966	19 \| 19/0	342 \| 5/337
1965	19 \| 19/0	303 \| 0/303

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By Year

Year	Bess (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1964	19 \| 19/0	367 \| 0/367
1963	26 \| 26/0	358 \| 0/358
1962	34 \| 34/0	312 \| 0/312
1961	33 \| 33/0	348 \| 0/348
1960	26 \| 26/0	370 \| 0/370
1959	26 \| 26/0	379 \| 8/371
1958	34 \| 34/0	453 \| 0/453
1957	28 \| 28/0	452 \| 0/452
1956	28 \| 28/0	488 \| 5/483
1955	23 \| 23/0	507 \| 0/507

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By Year

Year	Bess (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1954	34 \| 34/0	537 \| 0/537
1953	23 \| 23/0	529 \| 8/521
1952	30 \| 30/0	566 \| 11/555
1951	16 \| 16/0	552 \| 0/552
1950	15 \| 15/0	556 \| 0/556
1949	20 \| 20/0	603 \| 6/597
1948	35 \| 35/0	642 \| 11/631
1947	21 \| 21/0	629 \| 5/624
1946	24 \| 24/0	625 \| 6/619
1945	21 \| 21/0	563 \| 5/558

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By Year

Year	Bess (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1944	25 \| 25/0	572 \| 7/565
1943	32 \| 32/0	683 \| 15/668
1942	32 \| 32/0	617 \| 5/612
1941	31 \| 31/0	601 \| 0/601
1940	29 \| 29/0	589 \| 7/582
1939	27 \| 27/0	604 \| 6/598
1938	23 \| 23/0	568 \| 0/568
1937	18 \| 18/0	615 \| 6/609
1936	20 \| 20/0	591 \| 0/591
1935	17 \| 17/0	656 \| 9/647

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By Year

Year	Bess (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1934	26 \| 26/0	741 \| 9/732
1933	28 \| 28/0	595 \| 0/595
1932	29 \| 29/0	747 \| 6/741
1931	27 \| 27/0	784 \| 6/778
1930	36 \| 36/0	859 \| 9/850
1929	33 \| 33/0	896 \| 11/885
1928	33 \| 33/0	942 \| 8/934
1927	58 \| 58/0	1,014 \| 12/1,002
1926	55 \| 55/0	1,070 \| 5/1,065
1925	64 \| 64/0	1,062 \| 13/1,049

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By Year

Year	Bess (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1924	81 \| 81/0	1,183 \| 11/1,172
1923	81 \| 81/0	1,231 \| 10/1,221
1922	74 \| 74/0	1,224 \| 10/1,214
1921	84 \| 84/0	1,204 \| 10/1,194
1920	82 \| 82/0	1,175 \| 11/1,164
1919	99 \| 99/0	1,220 \| 11/1,209
1918	103 \| 103/0	1,258 \| 10/1,248
1917	103 \| 103/0	1,185 \| 10/1,175
1916	131 \| 131/0	1,118 \| 15/1,103
1915	122 \| 122/0	1,140 \| 9/1,131

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By Year

Year	Bess (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1914	93 \| 93/0	873 \| 12/861
1913	119 \| 119/0	644 \| 0/644
1912	125 \| 125/0	653 \| 7/646
1911	93 \| 93/0	338 \| 5/333
1910	88 \| 88/0	307 \| 0/307
1909	95 \| 95/0	246 \| 0/246
1908	91 \| 91/0	207 \| 0/207
1907	103 \| 103/0	207 \| 0/207
1906	101 \| 101/0	183 \| 0/183
1905	87 \| 87/0	220 \| 9/211

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By Year

Year	Bess (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1904	96 \| 96/0	200 \| 0/200
1903	112 \| 112/0	210 \| 0/210
1902	104 \| 104/0	181 \| 0/181
1901	107 \| 107/0	187 \| 0/187
1900	134 \| 134/0	256 \| 0/256
1899	123 \| 123/0	161 \| 0/161
1898	151 \| 151/0	186 \| 0/186
1897	137 \| 137/0	174 \| 0/174
1896	151 \| 151/0	194 \| 0/194
1895	150 \| 150/0	216 \| 0/216

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By Year

Year	Bess (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1894	182 \| 177/5	222 \| 0/222
1893	169 \| 169/0	214 \| 0/214
1892	177 \| 177/0	238 \| 0/238
1891	137 \| 137/0	212 \| 0/212
1890	154 \| 154/0	218 \| 0/218
1889	182 \| 182/0	210 \| 0/210
1888	164 \| 164/0	206 \| 0/206
1887	155 \| 155/0	203 \| 0/203
1886	128 \| 128/0	230 \| 0/230
1885	97 \| 97/0	258 \| 0/258

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By Year

Year	Bess (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1884	105 \| 105/0	245 \| 0/245
1883	94 \| 94/0	219 \| 0/219
1882	76 \| 76/0	244 \| 0/244
1881	52 \| 52/0	238 \| 0/238
1880	46 \| 46/0	234 \| 0/234