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Earnest vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Earnest James

By Year

Year	Earnest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	17 \| 0/17	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	24 \| 0/24	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	24 \| 0/24	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	21 \| 0/21	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	28 \| 0/28	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	27 \| 0/27	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	40 \| 0/40	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	32 \| 0/32	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	24 \| 0/24	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	33 \| 0/33	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Earnest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	37 \| 0/37	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	31 \| 0/31	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	50 \| 0/50	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	53 \| 0/53	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	37 \| 0/37	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	44 \| 0/44	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	51 \| 0/51	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	50 \| 0/50	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	59 \| 0/59	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	49 \| 0/49	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Earnest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	56 \| 0/56	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	50 \| 0/50	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	63 \| 0/63	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	69 \| 0/69	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	68 \| 0/68	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	77 \| 0/77	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	98 \| 0/98	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	88 \| 0/88	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	84 \| 0/84	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	92 \| 0/92	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Earnest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	116 \| 0/116	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	92 \| 0/92	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	135 \| 0/135	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	126 \| 0/126	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	145 \| 0/145	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	169 \| 0/169	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	157 \| 0/157	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	170 \| 0/170	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	195 \| 0/195	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	178 \| 0/178	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Earnest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	174 \| 0/174	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	210 \| 0/210	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	255 \| 0/255	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	236 \| 0/236	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	256 \| 5/251	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	250 \| 5/245	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	219 \| 0/219	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	266 \| 0/266	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	281 \| 0/281	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	291 \| 6/285	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Earnest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	281 \| 0/281	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	306 \| 0/306	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	338 \| 5/333	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	371 \| 8/363	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	392 \| 9/383	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	385 \| 5/380	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	390 \| 0/390	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	389 \| 10/379	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	433 \| 10/423	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	455 \| 12/443	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Earnest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	423 \| 7/416	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	473 \| 5/468	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	499 \| 0/499	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	537 \| 11/526	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	608 \| 17/591	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	573 \| 14/559	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	645 \| 12/633	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	644 \| 12/632	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	739 \| 12/727	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	707 \| 10/697	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Earnest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	787 \| 17/770	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	804 \| 17/787	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	828 \| 13/815	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	815 \| 12/803	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	906 \| 18/888	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	905 \| 18/887	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	910 \| 10/900	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	994 \| 12/982	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	861 \| 11/850	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	827 \| 20/807	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Earnest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	905 \| 9/896	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	958 \| 18/940	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	846 \| 11/835	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	831 \| 19/812	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	809 \| 12/797	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	826 \| 18/808	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	844 \| 17/827	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	843 \| 10/833	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	829 \| 14/815	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	897 \| 16/881	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Earnest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	934 \| 13/921	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	866 \| 8/858	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	885 \| 13/872	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	928 \| 12/916	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	1,002 \| 11/991	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	1,010 \| 14/996	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	1,057 \| 14/1,043	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	1,077 \| 15/1,062	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	1,159 \| 10/1,149	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	1,118 \| 15/1,103	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Earnest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	1,158 \| 14/1,144	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	1,082 \| 19/1,063	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	1,109 \| 20/1,089	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	1,142 \| 14/1,128	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	1,102 \| 10/1,092	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	1,077 \| 13/1,064	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	1,090 \| 9/1,081	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	931 \| 7/924	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	789 \| 9/780	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	824 \| 0/824	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Earnest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	645 \| 7/638	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	528 \| 7/521	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	486 \| 0/486	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	283 \| 0/283	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	255 \| 0/255	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	255 \| 0/255	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	230 \| 0/230	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	225 \| 0/225	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	183 \| 0/183	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	172 \| 0/172	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Earnest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	189 \| 0/189	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	140 \| 0/140	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	159 \| 0/159	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	131 \| 0/131	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	223 \| 0/223	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	146 \| 0/146	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	166 \| 5/161	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	148 \| 0/148	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	144 \| 0/144	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	143 \| 0/143	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Earnest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	131 \| 0/131	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	132 \| 0/132	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	149 \| 0/149	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	114 \| 0/114	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	122 \| 0/122	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	101 \| 0/101	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	138 \| 0/138	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	99 \| 0/99	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	105 \| 0/105	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	120 \| 0/120	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Earnest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	109 \| 0/109	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	87 \| 0/87	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	104 \| 0/104	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	92 \| 0/92	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	88 \| 0/88	5,949 \| 22/5,927