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Bessie vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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By Year

Year	Bessie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	10 \| 10/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	15 \| 15/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	13 \| 13/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	17 \| 17/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	16 \| 16/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	11 \| 11/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	9 \| 9/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	12 \| 12/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	8 \| 8/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	11 \| 11/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Bessie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	11 \| 11/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	17 \| 17/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	13 \| 13/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	9 \| 9/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	8 \| 8/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	9 \| 9/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	15 \| 15/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	15 \| 15/0	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	19 \| 19/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	15 \| 15/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Bessie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	7 \| 7/0	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	15 \| 15/0	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	28 \| 28/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	26 \| 26/0	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	31 \| 31/0	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	21 \| 21/0	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	27 \| 27/0	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	32 \| 32/0	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	30 \| 30/0	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	26 \| 26/0	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Bessie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	37 \| 37/0	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	24 \| 24/0	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	51 \| 51/0	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	65 \| 65/0	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	73 \| 73/0	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	60 \| 60/0	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	53 \| 53/0	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	59 \| 59/0	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	66 \| 66/0	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	85 \| 85/0	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Bessie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	68 \| 68/0	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	67 \| 67/0	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	89 \| 89/0	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	103 \| 103/0	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	99 \| 99/0	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	101 \| 101/0	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	91 \| 91/0	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	92 \| 92/0	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	106 \| 106/0	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	131 \| 131/0	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Bessie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	116 \| 116/0	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	120 \| 120/0	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	149 \| 149/0	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	140 \| 140/0	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	160 \| 160/0	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	156 \| 156/0	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	159 \| 159/0	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	186 \| 186/0	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	202 \| 202/0	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	273 \| 273/0	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Bessie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	290 \| 290/0	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	293 \| 293/0	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	330 \| 330/0	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	318 \| 318/0	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	385 \| 385/0	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	396 \| 396/0	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	443 \| 443/0	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	465 \| 465/0	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	523 \| 518/5	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	533 \| 533/0	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Bessie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	652 \| 652/0	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	650 \| 650/0	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	729 \| 729/0	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	762 \| 762/0	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	794 \| 794/0	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	953 \| 946/7	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	1,003 \| 998/5	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	1,012 \| 1,012/0	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	1,027 \| 1,022/5	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	1,075 \| 1,075/0	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Bessie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	1,122 \| 1,122/0	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	1,148 \| 1,148/0	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	1,272 \| 1,266/6	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	1,186 \| 1,176/10	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	1,303 \| 1,297/6	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	1,372 \| 1,361/11	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	1,435 \| 1,419/16	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	1,559 \| 1,550/9	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	1,657 \| 1,645/12	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	1,776 \| 1,756/20	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Bessie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	1,843 \| 1,831/12	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	1,898 \| 1,881/17	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	2,104 \| 2,094/10	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	2,133 \| 2,116/17	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	2,405 \| 2,382/23	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	2,400 \| 2,380/20	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	2,688 \| 2,661/27	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	2,991 \| 2,975/16	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	3,080 \| 3,054/26	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	3,280 \| 3,266/14	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Bessie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	3,425 \| 3,404/21	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	3,401 \| 3,387/14	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	3,472 \| 3,447/25	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	3,690 \| 3,678/12	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	3,920 \| 3,906/14	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	4,118 \| 4,106/12	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	4,117 \| 4,101/16	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	3,943 \| 3,927/16	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	4,132 \| 4,122/10	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	3,903 \| 3,888/15	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Bessie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	3,272 \| 3,260/12	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	2,966 \| 2,952/14	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	2,848 \| 2,832/16	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	2,288 \| 2,279/9	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	2,404 \| 2,392/12	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	2,288 \| 2,276/12	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	2,206 \| 2,201/5	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	2,322 \| 2,311/11	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	2,403 \| 2,396/7	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	2,455 \| 2,446/9	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Bessie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	2,345 \| 2,340/5	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	2,354 \| 2,339/15	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	2,455 \| 2,448/7	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	2,194 \| 2,183/11	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	3,055 \| 3,044/11	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	2,280 \| 2,280/0	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	2,653 \| 2,647/6	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	2,413 \| 2,407/6	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	2,447 \| 2,435/12	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	2,549 \| 2,542/7	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Bessie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	2,535 \| 2,520/15	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	2,360 \| 2,352/8	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	2,553 \| 2,541/12	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	2,331 \| 2,323/8	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	2,370 \| 2,370/0	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	2,350 \| 2,343/7	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	2,290 \| 2,278/12	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	1,843 \| 1,838/5	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	1,796 \| 1,791/5	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	1,595 \| 1,588/7	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Bessie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	1,456 \| 1,451/5	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	1,241 \| 1,241/0	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	1,153 \| 1,144/9	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	911 \| 903/8	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	796 \| 796/0	5,949 \| 22/5,927