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Bethany vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Bethany James

By Year

Year	Bethany (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	386 \| 386/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	390 \| 390/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	443 \| 443/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	464 \| 464/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	483 \| 483/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	550 \| 550/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	657 \| 657/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	629 \| 629/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	692 \| 692/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	770 \| 770/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Bethany (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	829 \| 829/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	803 \| 803/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	903 \| 903/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	915 \| 915/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	865 \| 865/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	964 \| 964/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	1,065 \| 1,065/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	1,168 \| 1,168/0	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	1,405 \| 1,405/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	1,504 \| 1,504/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Bethany (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	1,637 \| 1,629/8	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	1,619 \| 1,619/0	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	1,793 \| 1,793/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	2,035 \| 2,030/5	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	2,191 \| 2,191/0	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	2,310 \| 2,303/7	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	2,490 \| 2,490/0	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	2,623 \| 2,623/0	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	2,699 \| 2,699/0	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	2,748 \| 2,743/5	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Bethany (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	2,774 \| 2,774/0	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	2,846 \| 2,840/6	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	2,937 \| 2,930/7	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	3,118 \| 3,113/5	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	3,245 \| 3,238/7	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	3,097 \| 3,082/15	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	3,275 \| 3,270/5	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	3,307 \| 3,294/13	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	3,089 \| 3,082/7	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	2,966 \| 2,957/9	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Bethany (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	2,992 \| 2,982/10	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	2,778 \| 2,765/13	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	2,724 \| 2,713/11	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	2,701 \| 2,690/11	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	2,507 \| 2,497/10	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	2,102 \| 2,094/8	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	1,771 \| 1,765/6	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	1,532 \| 1,532/0	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	1,293 \| 1,293/0	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	1,136 \| 1,136/0	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Bethany (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	1,186 \| 1,181/5	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	1,042 \| 1,042/0	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	786 \| 781/5	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	654 \| 654/0	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	709 \| 703/6	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	623 \| 623/0	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	501 \| 501/0	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	475 \| 475/0	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	430 \| 430/0	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	387 \| 387/0	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Bethany (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	367 \| 367/0	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	334 \| 334/0	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	249 \| 249/0	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	226 \| 226/0	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	215 \| 215/0	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	199 \| 199/0	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	146 \| 146/0	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	158 \| 158/0	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	156 \| 156/0	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	170 \| 170/0	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Bethany (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	173 \| 173/0	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	120 \| 120/0	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	130 \| 130/0	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	145 \| 145/0	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	117 \| 117/0	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	96 \| 96/0	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	71 \| 71/0	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	48 \| 48/0	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	50 \| 50/0	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	34 \| 34/0	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Bethany (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	34 \| 34/0	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	43 \| 43/0	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	51 \| 51/0	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	22 \| 22/0	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	22 \| 22/0	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	29 \| 29/0	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	20 \| 20/0	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	14 \| 14/0	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	6 \| 6/0	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	22 \| 22/0	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Bethany (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	21 \| 21/0	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	17 \| 17/0	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	12 \| 12/0	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	14 \| 14/0	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	9 \| 9/0	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	13 \| 13/0	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	6 \| 6/0	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	16 \| 16/0	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	9 \| 9/0	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	20 \| 20/0	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Bethany (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	9 \| 9/0	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	18 \| 18/0	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	9 \| 9/0	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	8 \| 8/0	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	11 \| 11/0	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	14 \| 14/0	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	11 \| 11/0	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	6 \| 6/0	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	9 \| 9/0	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	6 \| 6/0	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

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

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By Year

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

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By Year

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

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By Year

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