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Dana vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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By Year

Year	Dana (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	255 \| 230/25	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	285 \| 264/21	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	273 \| 253/20	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	256 \| 231/25	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	261 \| 234/27	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	311 \| 278/33	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	349 \| 318/31	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	309 \| 279/30	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	355 \| 322/33	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	363 \| 326/37	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Dana (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	390 \| 353/37	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	402 \| 373/29	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	495 \| 455/40	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	509 \| 469/40	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	699 \| 654/45	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	631 \| 574/57	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	744 \| 681/63	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	802 \| 728/74	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	873 \| 809/64	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	865 \| 791/74	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Dana (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	769 \| 704/65	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	878 \| 800/78	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	977 \| 894/83	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	1,044 \| 945/99	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	1,129 \| 1,016/113	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	1,435 \| 1,322/113	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	1,542 \| 1,425/117	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	1,834 \| 1,683/151	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	1,962 \| 1,801/161	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	1,942 \| 1,756/186	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Dana (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	2,002 \| 1,805/197	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	2,234 \| 1,988/246	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	2,426 \| 2,155/271	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	2,747 \| 2,412/335	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	3,282 \| 2,936/346	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	3,355 \| 2,997/358	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	3,577 \| 3,192/385	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	3,841 \| 3,422/419	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	3,543 \| 3,076/467	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	3,830 \| 3,348/482	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Dana (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	4,428 \| 3,939/489	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	4,402 \| 3,926/476	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	4,770 \| 4,241/529	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	4,788 \| 4,246/542	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	4,946 \| 4,438/508	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	5,575 \| 4,948/627	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	4,542 \| 4,003/539	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	4,977 \| 4,339/638	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	5,079 \| 4,408/671	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	5,478 \| 4,620/858	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Dana (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	5,972 \| 5,159/813	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	5,947 \| 4,934/1,013	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	6,641 \| 5,611/1,030	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	8,032 \| 6,934/1,098	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	7,443 \| 6,405/1,038	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	7,031 \| 6,025/1,006	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	6,034 \| 5,013/1,021	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	5,962 \| 4,934/1,028	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	6,296 \| 5,278/1,018	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	5,938 \| 4,722/1,216	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Dana (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	7,441 \| 6,086/1,355	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	6,670 \| 5,049/1,621	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	5,760 \| 3,964/1,796	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	5,236 \| 3,543/1,693	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	4,760 \| 3,087/1,673	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	4,664 \| 2,971/1,693	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	3,924 \| 2,388/1,536	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	4,027 \| 2,408/1,619	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	3,708 \| 2,074/1,634	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	3,139 \| 1,568/1,571	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Dana (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	3,093 \| 1,352/1,741	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	2,700 \| 1,196/1,504	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	2,524 \| 1,144/1,380	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	2,360 \| 1,077/1,283	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	2,126 \| 928/1,198	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	1,932 \| 853/1,079	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	1,766 \| 745/1,021	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	1,661 \| 716/945	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	1,289 \| 709/580	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	985 \| 645/340	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Dana (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	763 \| 503/260	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	603 \| 417/186	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	476 \| 314/162	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	426 \| 282/144	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	387 \| 245/142	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	313 \| 169/144	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	283 \| 151/132	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	283 \| 150/133	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	286 \| 168/118	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	248 \| 128/120	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Dana (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	223 \| 95/128	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	242 \| 108/134	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	223 \| 93/130	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	225 \| 95/130	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	198 \| 75/123	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	209 \| 87/122	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	198 \| 69/129	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	225 \| 84/141	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	194 \| 80/114	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	194 \| 78/116	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Dana (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	179 \| 67/112	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	190 \| 80/110	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	193 \| 65/128	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	196 \| 89/107	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	167 \| 69/98	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	134 \| 51/83	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	174 \| 66/108	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	152 \| 55/97	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	130 \| 45/85	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	126 \| 37/89	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Dana (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	103 \| 39/64	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	75 \| 22/53	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	63 \| 18/45	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	39 \| 13/26	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	40 \| 21/19	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	29 \| 13/16	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	29 \| 15/14	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	26 \| 11/15	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	25 \| 10/15	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	22 \| 7/15	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Dana (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	22 \| 11/11	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	23 \| 14/9	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	15 \| 6/9	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	17 \| 6/11	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	39 \| 20/19	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	30 \| 15/15	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	21 \| 12/9	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	17 \| 10/7	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	23 \| 13/10	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	21 \| 9/12	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Dana (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	20 \| 7/13	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	18 \| 8/10	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	18 \| 8/10	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	26 \| 11/15	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	14 \| 7/7	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	8 \| 0/8	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	14 \| 8/6	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	7 \| 0/7	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	16 \| 8/8	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	15 \| 6/9	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Dana (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	21 \| 10/11	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	13 \| 7/6	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	20 \| 6/14	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	9 \| 0/9	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	12 \| 0/12	5,949 \| 22/5,927