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Elijah vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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By Year

Year	Elijah (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	11,197 \| 26/11,171	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	11,523 \| 20/11,503	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	12,107 \| 32/12,075	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	12,853 \| 28/12,825	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	13,255 \| 31/13,224	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	13,449 \| 21/13,428	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	13,045 \| 33/13,012	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	13,472 \| 28/13,444	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	13,997 \| 27/13,970	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	13,735 \| 28/13,707	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Elijah (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	13,915 \| 34/13,881	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	13,859 \| 33/13,826	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	13,937 \| 28/13,909	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	14,030 \| 33/13,997	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	13,967 \| 48/13,919	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	12,882 \| 37/12,845	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	13,283 \| 44/13,239	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	12,464 \| 40/12,424	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	12,093 \| 38/12,055	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	11,651 \| 39/11,612	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Elijah (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	11,791 \| 77/11,714	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	10,711 \| 46/10,665	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	10,092 \| 39/10,053	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	8,381 \| 42/8,339	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	7,497 \| 25/7,472	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	6,632 \| 36/6,596	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	5,712 \| 50/5,662	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	5,121 \| 32/5,089	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	4,854 \| 36/4,818	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	4,011 \| 35/3,976	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Elijah (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	2,643 \| 22/2,621	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	1,895 \| 13/1,882	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	1,544 \| 21/1,523	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	1,361 \| 16/1,345	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	1,150 \| 11/1,139	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	1,004 \| 13/991	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	894 \| 8/886	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	755 \| 9/746	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	729 \| 11/718	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	689 \| 8/681	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Elijah (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	636 \| 5/631	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	681 \| 10/671	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	748 \| 9/739	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	757 \| 7/750	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	759 \| 5/754	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	702 \| 6/696	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	555 \| 7/548	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	509 \| 5/504	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	311 \| 9/302	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	263 \| 0/263	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Elijah (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	288 \| 0/288	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	212 \| 0/212	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	209 \| 0/209	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	196 \| 0/196	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	184 \| 0/184	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	143 \| 0/143	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	122 \| 0/122	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	134 \| 0/134	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	140 \| 0/140	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	122 \| 0/122	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Elijah (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	161 \| 0/161	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	149 \| 0/149	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	179 \| 0/179	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	194 \| 0/194	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	180 \| 0/180	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	185 \| 0/185	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	209 \| 0/209	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	218 \| 0/218	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	197 \| 0/197	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	235 \| 0/235	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Elijah (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	259 \| 5/254	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	248 \| 0/248	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	263 \| 0/263	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	223 \| 0/223	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	282 \| 0/282	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	267 \| 0/267	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	249 \| 5/244	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	296 \| 0/296	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	222 \| 0/222	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	237 \| 0/237	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Elijah (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	227 \| 0/227	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	221 \| 0/221	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	245 \| 0/245	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	239 \| 0/239	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	201 \| 0/201	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	237 \| 0/237	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	195 \| 0/195	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	216 \| 6/210	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	221 \| 0/221	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	210 \| 0/210	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Elijah (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	209 \| 0/209	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	198 \| 0/198	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	231 \| 0/231	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	198 \| 0/198	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	226 \| 0/226	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	248 \| 5/243	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	255 \| 0/255	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	290 \| 0/290	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	283 \| 7/276	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	283 \| 0/283	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Elijah (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	261 \| 0/261	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	302 \| 0/302	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	311 \| 0/311	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	257 \| 0/257	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	277 \| 0/277	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	295 \| 0/295	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	264 \| 0/264	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	256 \| 0/256	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	232 \| 0/232	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	243 \| 0/243	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Elijah (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	187 \| 0/187	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	149 \| 0/149	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	142 \| 0/142	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	94 \| 0/94	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	101 \| 0/101	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	90 \| 0/90	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	64 \| 0/64	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	76 \| 0/76	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	65 \| 0/65	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	81 \| 0/81	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Elijah (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	60 \| 0/60	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	58 \| 0/58	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	66 \| 0/66	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	79 \| 0/79	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	86 \| 0/86	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	64 \| 0/64	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	76 \| 0/76	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	65 \| 0/65	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	87 \| 0/87	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	75 \| 0/75	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Elijah (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	54 \| 0/54	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	77 \| 0/77	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	85 \| 0/85	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	57 \| 0/57	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	64 \| 0/64	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	61 \| 0/61	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	88 \| 0/88	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	75 \| 0/75	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	93 \| 0/93	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	82 \| 0/82	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Elijah (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	85 \| 0/85	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	92 \| 0/92	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	111 \| 0/111	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	69 \| 0/69	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	100 \| 0/100	5,949 \| 22/5,927