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Brendan vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Brendan James

By Year

Year	Brendan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	221 \| 0/221	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	262 \| 0/262	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	269 \| 0/269	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	327 \| 0/327	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	343 \| 0/343	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	422 \| 0/422	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	490 \| 0/490	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	560 \| 0/560	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	688 \| 0/688	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	825 \| 0/825	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Brendan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	922 \| 0/922	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	1,009 \| 0/1,009	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	1,149 \| 0/1,149	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	1,315 \| 0/1,315	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	1,527 \| 0/1,527	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	1,762 \| 0/1,762	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	1,895 \| 8/1,887	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	1,927 \| 0/1,927	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	2,171 \| 0/2,171	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	2,367 \| 7/2,360	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Brendan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	2,736 \| 17/2,719	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	2,872 \| 5/2,867	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	3,151 \| 10/3,141	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	3,350 \| 5/3,345	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	3,667 \| 10/3,657	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	4,004 \| 10/3,994	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	3,888 \| 10/3,878	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	3,633 \| 12/3,621	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	2,828 \| 16/2,812	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	2,702 \| 11/2,691	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Brendan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	2,740 \| 10/2,730	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	2,321 \| 19/2,302	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	2,310 \| 12/2,298	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	2,189 \| 0/2,189	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	2,005 \| 9/1,996	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	2,159 \| 13/2,146	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	1,809 \| 13/1,796	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	1,825 \| 17/1,808	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	1,417 \| 16/1,401	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	1,395 \| 11/1,384	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Brendan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	1,346 \| 14/1,332	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	1,283 \| 7/1,276	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	1,206 \| 8/1,198	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	1,158 \| 0/1,158	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	1,113 \| 11/1,102	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	996 \| 5/991	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	902 \| 7/895	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	778 \| 10/768	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	826 \| 0/826	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	660 \| 6/654	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Brendan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	642 \| 11/631	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	552 \| 0/552	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	503 \| 0/503	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	543 \| 0/543	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	568 \| 0/568	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	470 \| 0/470	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	501 \| 5/496	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	444 \| 0/444	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	489 \| 0/489	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	307 \| 0/307	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Brendan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	288 \| 0/288	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	245 \| 0/245	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	240 \| 0/240	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	241 \| 0/241	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	217 \| 0/217	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	178 \| 0/178	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	123 \| 0/123	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	144 \| 0/144	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	114 \| 0/114	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	98 \| 0/98	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Brendan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	68 \| 0/68	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	78 \| 0/78	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	66 \| 0/66	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	54 \| 0/54	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	61 \| 0/61	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	51 \| 0/51	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	51 \| 0/51	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	39 \| 0/39	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	49 \| 0/49	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	48 \| 0/48	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Brendan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	39 \| 0/39	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	55 \| 0/55	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	37 \| 0/37	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	43 \| 0/43	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	32 \| 0/32	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	32 \| 0/32	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	33 \| 0/33	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	36 \| 0/36	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	40 \| 0/40	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	34 \| 0/34	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Brendan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	33 \| 0/33	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	24 \| 0/24	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	25 \| 0/25	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	11 \| 0/11	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	21 \| 0/21	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	17 \| 0/17	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	18 \| 0/18	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	18 \| 0/18	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	19 \| 0/19	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	20 \| 0/20	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Brendan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	17 \| 0/17	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	21 \| 0/21	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	15 \| 0/15	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	9 \| 0/9	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	11 \| 0/11	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	16 \| 0/16	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	10 \| 0/10	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	12 \| 0/12	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	10 \| 0/10	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	7 \| 0/7	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Brendan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	13 \| 0/13	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	8 \| 0/8	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	9 \| 0/9	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	Brendan (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	Brendan (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	Brendan (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