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Chester vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Chester James

By Year

Year	Chester (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	102 \| 0/102	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	96 \| 0/96	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	94 \| 0/94	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	67 \| 0/67	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	99 \| 0/99	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	91 \| 0/91	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	93 \| 0/93	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	93 \| 0/93	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	76 \| 0/76	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	98 \| 0/98	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Chester (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	84 \| 0/84	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	78 \| 0/78	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	71 \| 0/71	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	82 \| 0/82	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	74 \| 0/74	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	73 \| 0/73	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	92 \| 0/92	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	81 \| 0/81	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	71 \| 0/71	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	95 \| 0/95	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Chester (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	89 \| 0/89	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	95 \| 0/95	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	97 \| 0/97	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	81 \| 0/81	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	109 \| 0/109	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	100 \| 0/100	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	117 \| 0/117	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	122 \| 0/122	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	124 \| 0/124	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	145 \| 0/145	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Chester (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	149 \| 0/149	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	154 \| 0/154	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	203 \| 0/203	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	209 \| 0/209	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	226 \| 0/226	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	228 \| 0/228	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	227 \| 0/227	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	251 \| 0/251	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	220 \| 0/220	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	264 \| 0/264	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Chester (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	285 \| 0/285	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	297 \| 5/292	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	332 \| 0/332	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	349 \| 0/349	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	349 \| 0/349	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	355 \| 0/355	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	378 \| 0/378	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	393 \| 0/393	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	370 \| 0/370	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	355 \| 0/355	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Chester (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	435 \| 6/429	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	422 \| 0/422	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	417 \| 6/411	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	508 \| 0/508	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	521 \| 6/515	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	544 \| 0/544	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	506 \| 5/501	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	533 \| 0/533	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	543 \| 7/536	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	629 \| 0/629	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Chester (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	711 \| 0/711	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	732 \| 0/732	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	780 \| 6/774	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	893 \| 5/888	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	936 \| 0/936	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	1,007 \| 5/1,002	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	1,057 \| 7/1,050	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	1,195 \| 13/1,182	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	1,254 \| 0/1,254	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	1,261 \| 5/1,256	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Chester (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	1,429 \| 8/1,421	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	1,392 \| 12/1,380	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	1,470 \| 14/1,456	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	1,407 \| 6/1,401	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	1,386 \| 8/1,378	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	1,451 \| 11/1,440	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	1,566 \| 10/1,556	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	1,726 \| 12/1,714	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	1,632 \| 12/1,620	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	1,458 \| 14/1,444	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Chester (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	1,537 \| 15/1,522	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	1,639 \| 9/1,630	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	1,574 \| 15/1,559	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	1,458 \| 10/1,448	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	1,362 \| 9/1,353	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	1,302 \| 6/1,296	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	1,236 \| 0/1,236	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	1,285 \| 13/1,272	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	1,291 \| 13/1,278	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	1,441 \| 9/1,432	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Chester (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	1,404 \| 19/1,385	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	1,405 \| 6/1,399	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	1,620 \| 13/1,607	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	1,735 \| 18/1,717	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	1,808 \| 17/1,791	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	1,987 \| 18/1,969	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	2,273 \| 30/2,243	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	2,425 \| 18/2,407	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	2,569 \| 35/2,534	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	2,738 \| 19/2,719	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Chester (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	3,056 \| 23/3,033	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	3,173 \| 23/3,150	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	3,155 \| 22/3,133	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	3,573 \| 24/3,549	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	3,726 \| 28/3,698	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	3,462 \| 30/3,432	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	3,712 \| 20/3,692	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	3,359 \| 21/3,338	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	3,232 \| 20/3,212	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	3,057 \| 14/3,043	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Chester (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	2,307 \| 18/2,289	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	1,779 \| 14/1,765	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	1,476 \| 16/1,460	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	717 \| 9/708	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	572 \| 11/561	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	480 \| 5/475	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	466 \| 5/461	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	424 \| 0/424	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	429 \| 9/420	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	388 \| 0/388	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Chester (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	355 \| 0/355	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	336 \| 9/327	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	328 \| 7/321	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	253 \| 0/253	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	371 \| 7/364	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	294 \| 6/288	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	321 \| 0/321	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	290 \| 0/290	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	336 \| 7/329	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	377 \| 0/377	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Chester (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	330 \| 5/325	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	291 \| 0/291	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	285 \| 0/285	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	252 \| 0/252	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	263 \| 0/263	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	274 \| 0/274	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	288 \| 0/288	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	207 \| 0/207	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	287 \| 0/287	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	273 \| 0/273	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Chester (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	338 \| 0/338	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	290 \| 0/290	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	300 \| 0/300	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	274 \| 0/274	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	168 \| 0/168	5,949 \| 22/5,927