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Brenda vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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By Year

Year	Brenda (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	212 \| 212/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	176 \| 176/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	189 \| 189/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	198 \| 198/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	180 \| 180/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	236 \| 236/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	257 \| 257/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	294 \| 294/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	340 \| 340/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	349 \| 349/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Brenda (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	384 \| 384/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	439 \| 439/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	561 \| 561/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	546 \| 546/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	735 \| 735/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	780 \| 780/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	968 \| 968/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	1,236 \| 1,231/5	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	1,419 \| 1,419/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	1,668 \| 1,661/7	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Brenda (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	1,671 \| 1,660/11	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	1,449 \| 1,442/7	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	1,556 \| 1,550/6	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	1,742 \| 1,737/5	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	1,898 \| 1,898/0	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	1,979 \| 1,979/0	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	2,142 \| 2,133/9	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	2,170 \| 2,159/11	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	2,425 \| 2,414/11	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	2,639 \| 2,610/29	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Brenda (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	2,683 \| 2,655/28	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	2,920 \| 2,885/35	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	2,855 \| 2,827/28	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	2,678 \| 2,634/44	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	2,665 \| 2,633/32	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	2,315 \| 2,271/44	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	2,327 \| 2,285/42	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	2,196 \| 2,150/46	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	2,291 \| 2,241/50	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	2,421 \| 2,385/36	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Brenda (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	2,528 \| 2,497/31	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	2,461 \| 2,431/30	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	2,542 \| 2,517/25	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	2,751 \| 2,721/30	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	2,672 \| 2,648/24	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	2,791 \| 2,769/22	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	2,887 \| 2,873/14	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	3,168 \| 3,151/17	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	3,604 \| 3,587/17	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	4,263 \| 4,238/25	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Brenda (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	4,846 \| 4,829/17	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	5,400 \| 5,379/21	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	6,296 \| 6,270/26	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	7,189 \| 7,161/28	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	8,356 \| 8,336/20	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	9,024 \| 8,989/35	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	9,984 \| 9,943/41	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	11,516 \| 11,478/38	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	13,337 \| 13,295/42	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	15,113 \| 15,057/56	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Brenda (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	17,151 \| 17,105/46	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	19,661 \| 19,608/53	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	21,340 \| 21,275/65	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	23,853 \| 23,781/72	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	24,028 \| 23,965/63	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	21,476 \| 21,423/53	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	21,382 \| 21,337/45	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	24,394 \| 24,338/56	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	19,380 \| 19,343/37	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	19,155 \| 19,115/40	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Brenda (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	19,649 \| 19,610/39	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	20,172 \| 20,123/49	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	21,483 \| 21,439/44	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	21,761 \| 21,717/44	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	20,839 \| 20,798/41	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	20,587 \| 20,544/43	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	17,738 \| 17,699/39	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	15,867 \| 15,830/37	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	12,722 \| 12,688/34	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	9,231 \| 9,204/27	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Brenda (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	9,026 \| 8,998/28	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	8,458 \| 8,436/22	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	7,269 \| 7,241/28	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	6,364 \| 6,332/32	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	5,461 \| 5,442/19	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	2,775 \| 2,756/19	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	676 \| 676/0	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	233 \| 233/0	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	163 \| 163/0	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	132 \| 132/0	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Brenda (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	106 \| 106/0	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	90 \| 90/0	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	95 \| 95/0	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	66 \| 66/0	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	63 \| 63/0	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	60 \| 60/0	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	54 \| 54/0	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	47 \| 47/0	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	55 \| 55/0	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	58 \| 58/0	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Brenda (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	44 \| 44/0	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	43 \| 43/0	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	44 \| 44/0	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	32 \| 32/0	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	32 \| 32/0	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	30 \| 30/0	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	28 \| 28/0	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	18 \| 18/0	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	23 \| 23/0	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	20 \| 20/0	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Brenda (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	15 \| 15/0	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	12 \| 12/0	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	17 \| 17/0	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	9 \| 9/0	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	8 \| 8/0	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	0 \| 0/0	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	7 \| 7/0	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	0 \| 0/0	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	0 \| 0/0	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	8 \| 8/0	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Brenda (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	6 \| 6/0	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	5 \| 5/0	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	0 \| 0/0	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	6 \| 6/0	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	7 \| 7/0	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	Brenda (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	Brenda (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