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Dewey vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Dewey James

By Year

Year	Dewey (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	31 \| 0/31	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	23 \| 0/23	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	19 \| 0/19	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	35 \| 0/35	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	30 \| 0/30	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	28 \| 0/28	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	26 \| 0/26	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	28 \| 0/28	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	16 \| 0/16	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	17 \| 0/17	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Dewey (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	17 \| 0/17	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	28 \| 0/28	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	32 \| 0/32	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	21 \| 0/21	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	20 \| 0/20	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	25 \| 0/25	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	36 \| 0/36	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	42 \| 0/42	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	27 \| 0/27	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	30 \| 0/30	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Dewey (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	38 \| 0/38	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	30 \| 0/30	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	33 \| 0/33	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	24 \| 0/24	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	32 \| 0/32	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	29 \| 0/29	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	50 \| 0/50	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	37 \| 0/37	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	50 \| 0/50	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	36 \| 0/36	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Dewey (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	44 \| 0/44	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	51 \| 0/51	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	68 \| 0/68	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	62 \| 0/62	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	65 \| 0/65	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	77 \| 0/77	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	76 \| 0/76	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	74 \| 0/74	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	88 \| 0/88	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	67 \| 0/67	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Dewey (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	93 \| 0/93	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	99 \| 0/99	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	108 \| 0/108	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	105 \| 0/105	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	135 \| 0/135	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	142 \| 0/142	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	118 \| 0/118	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	139 \| 0/139	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	134 \| 0/134	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	164 \| 0/164	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Dewey (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	159 \| 0/159	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	149 \| 0/149	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	182 \| 0/182	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	220 \| 0/220	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	228 \| 0/228	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	216 \| 0/216	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	225 \| 0/225	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	208 \| 0/208	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	235 \| 0/235	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	271 \| 0/271	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Dewey (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	281 \| 0/281	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	291 \| 0/291	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	280 \| 0/280	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	302 \| 0/302	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	318 \| 0/318	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	328 \| 0/328	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	331 \| 0/331	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	367 \| 0/367	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	394 \| 5/389	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	403 \| 0/403	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Dewey (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	392 \| 0/392	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	390 \| 0/390	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	420 \| 0/420	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	418 \| 0/418	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	399 \| 6/393	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	468 \| 7/461	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	615 \| 0/615	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	553 \| 0/553	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	527 \| 5/522	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	478 \| 0/478	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Dewey (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	658 \| 5/653	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	566 \| 0/566	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	513 \| 7/506	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	481 \| 5/476	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	551 \| 9/542	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	483 \| 5/478	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	508 \| 7/501	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	488 \| 9/479	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	506 \| 6/500	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	515 \| 12/503	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Dewey (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	525 \| 11/514	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	532 \| 12/520	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	596 \| 13/583	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	608 \| 11/597	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	671 \| 18/653	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	651 \| 17/634	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	688 \| 13/675	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	734 \| 14/720	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	782 \| 15/767	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	816 \| 18/798	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Dewey (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	784 \| 11/773	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	780 \| 18/762	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	727 \| 13/714	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	778 \| 16/762	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	630 \| 11/619	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	621 \| 14/607	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	576 \| 20/556	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	425 \| 8/417	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	363 \| 6/357	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	286 \| 0/286	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Dewey (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	212 \| 7/205	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	179 \| 7/172	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	172 \| 6/166	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	107 \| 0/107	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	87 \| 0/87	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	91 \| 0/91	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	99 \| 0/99	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	98 \| 5/93	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	89 \| 6/83	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	99 \| 0/99	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Dewey (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	97 \| 0/97	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	147 \| 7/140	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	141 \| 5/136	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	144 \| 7/137	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	354 \| 9/345	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	523 \| 24/499	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	1,219 \| 104/1,115	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	171 \| 13/158	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	63 \| 0/63	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	28 \| 0/28	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Dewey (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	17 \| 0/17	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	8 \| 0/8	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	8 \| 0/8	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	9 \| 0/9	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	16 \| 0/16	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	13 \| 0/13	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	7 \| 0/7	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	5 \| 0/5	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	Dewey (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