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Carter vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Carter James

By Year

Year	Carter (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	6,871 \| 604/6,267	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	6,464 \| 594/5,870	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	6,909 \| 553/6,356	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	7,824 \| 622/7,202	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	8,162 \| 587/7,575	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	9,293 \| 611/8,682	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	10,037 \| 655/9,382	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	10,433 \| 602/9,831	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	10,920 \| 702/10,218	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	11,395 \| 581/10,814	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Carter (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	11,045 \| 355/10,690	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	9,889 \| 300/9,589	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	9,518 \| 246/9,272	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	8,803 \| 195/8,608	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	8,324 \| 160/8,164	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	8,292 \| 119/8,173	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	7,173 \| 104/7,069	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	6,203 \| 102/6,101	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	6,556 \| 123/6,433	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	6,019 \| 120/5,899	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Carter (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	5,123 \| 114/5,009	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	4,272 \| 101/4,171	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	3,546 \| 66/3,480	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	3,515 \| 80/3,435	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	2,641 \| 91/2,550	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	2,027 \| 83/1,944	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	1,863 \| 63/1,800	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	1,601 \| 61/1,540	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	1,282 \| 66/1,216	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	978 \| 59/919	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Carter (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	588 \| 44/544	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	594 \| 44/550	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	517 \| 30/487	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	432 \| 41/391	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	366 \| 32/334	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	316 \| 22/294	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	280 \| 15/265	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	240 \| 27/213	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	203 \| 21/182	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	201 \| 24/177	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Carter (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	152 \| 15/137	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	126 \| 9/117	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	131 \| 12/119	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	97 \| 11/86	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	101 \| 8/93	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	65 \| 0/65	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	80 \| 9/71	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	132 \| 11/121	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	172 \| 14/158	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	172 \| 10/162	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Carter (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	156 \| 14/142	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	142 \| 11/131	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	172 \| 9/163	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	202 \| 11/191	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	165 \| 9/156	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	158 \| 8/150	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	130 \| 6/124	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	140 \| 0/140	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	127 \| 0/127	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	121 \| 8/113	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Carter (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	132 \| 0/132	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	165 \| 7/158	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	140 \| 10/130	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	138 \| 6/132	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	139 \| 0/139	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	139 \| 7/132	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	170 \| 5/165	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	145 \| 5/140	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	183 \| 7/176	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	158 \| 9/149	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Carter (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	191 \| 0/191	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	169 \| 8/161	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	164 \| 8/156	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	180 \| 8/172	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	177 \| 7/170	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	184 \| 6/178	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	159 \| 9/150	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	178 \| 0/178	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	149 \| 0/149	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	124 \| 0/124	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Carter (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	127 \| 5/122	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	135 \| 5/130	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	112 \| 0/112	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	116 \| 7/109	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	94 \| 6/88	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	83 \| 6/77	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	106 \| 0/106	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	99 \| 0/99	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	98 \| 0/98	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	101 \| 0/101	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Carter (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	97 \| 0/97	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	77 \| 0/77	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	68 \| 0/68	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	85 \| 7/78	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	62 \| 0/62	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	71 \| 0/71	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	78 \| 0/78	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	94 \| 9/85	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	89 \| 0/89	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	95 \| 6/89	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Carter (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	112 \| 0/112	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	83 \| 0/83	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	93 \| 0/93	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	83 \| 0/83	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	103 \| 5/98	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	107 \| 0/107	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	100 \| 5/95	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	91 \| 0/91	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	83 \| 0/83	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	78 \| 0/78	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Carter (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	92 \| 0/92	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	37 \| 0/37	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	45 \| 0/45	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	26 \| 0/26	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	26 \| 0/26	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	22 \| 0/22	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	25 \| 0/25	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	18 \| 0/18	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	15 \| 0/15	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	16 \| 0/16	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Carter (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	25 \| 0/25	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	23 \| 0/23	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	11 \| 0/11	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	13 \| 0/13	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	31 \| 0/31	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	14 \| 0/14	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	14 \| 0/14	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	16 \| 0/16	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	13 \| 0/13	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	9 \| 0/9	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Carter (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	16 \| 0/16	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	13 \| 0/13	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	18 \| 0/18	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	13 \| 0/13	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	8 \| 0/8	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	11 \| 0/11	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	15 \| 0/15	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	13 \| 0/13	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	15 \| 0/15	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	10 \| 0/10	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Carter (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	13 \| 0/13	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	11 \| 0/11	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	0 \| 0/0	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	12 \| 0/12	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	0 \| 0/0	5,949 \| 22/5,927