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Elmer vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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By Year

Year	Elmer (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	178 \| 0/178	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	140 \| 0/140	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	168 \| 0/168	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	160 \| 0/160	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	138 \| 0/138	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	175 \| 0/175	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	145 \| 0/145	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	151 \| 0/151	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	168 \| 0/168	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	153 \| 0/153	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Elmer (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	169 \| 0/169	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	158 \| 0/158	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	143 \| 0/143	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	181 \| 0/181	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	195 \| 0/195	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	226 \| 0/226	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	182 \| 0/182	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	243 \| 0/243	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	221 \| 0/221	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	226 \| 0/226	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Elmer (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	212 \| 0/212	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	307 \| 0/307	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	227 \| 0/227	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	237 \| 0/237	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	188 \| 0/188	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	178 \| 0/178	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	215 \| 0/215	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	222 \| 0/222	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	225 \| 0/225	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	212 \| 0/212	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Elmer (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	186 \| 0/186	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	205 \| 0/205	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	236 \| 0/236	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	210 \| 0/210	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	215 \| 0/215	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	167 \| 0/167	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	168 \| 0/168	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	160 \| 0/160	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	149 \| 0/149	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	140 \| 0/140	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Elmer (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	163 \| 0/163	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	150 \| 0/150	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	151 \| 0/151	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	157 \| 0/157	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	167 \| 5/162	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	191 \| 0/191	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	166 \| 0/166	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	176 \| 0/176	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	184 \| 0/184	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	192 \| 5/187	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Elmer (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	222 \| 0/222	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	209 \| 0/209	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	245 \| 0/245	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	271 \| 0/271	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	286 \| 0/286	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	300 \| 0/300	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	307 \| 0/307	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	312 \| 6/306	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	324 \| 5/319	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	376 \| 0/376	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Elmer (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	395 \| 6/389	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	414 \| 5/409	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	439 \| 5/434	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	478 \| 0/478	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	524 \| 9/515	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	538 \| 9/529	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	559 \| 10/549	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	668 \| 8/660	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	662 \| 6/656	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	721 \| 7/714	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Elmer (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	680 \| 7/673	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	697 \| 9/688	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	773 \| 12/761	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	855 \| 13/842	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	821 \| 12/809	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	887 \| 20/867	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	986 \| 16/970	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	1,010 \| 13/997	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	1,057 \| 11/1,046	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	984 \| 15/969	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Elmer (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	1,087 \| 18/1,069	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	1,326 \| 15/1,311	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	1,246 \| 18/1,228	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	1,218 \| 16/1,202	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	1,233 \| 13/1,220	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	1,353 \| 25/1,328	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	1,352 \| 22/1,330	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	1,438 \| 25/1,413	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	1,448 \| 36/1,412	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	1,619 \| 27/1,592	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Elmer (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	1,746 \| 37/1,709	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	1,816 \| 29/1,787	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	2,093 \| 35/2,058	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	2,301 \| 36/2,265	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	2,519 \| 43/2,476	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	2,748 \| 51/2,697	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	3,044 \| 67/2,977	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	3,259 \| 54/3,205	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	3,293 \| 60/3,233	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	3,407 \| 51/3,356	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Elmer (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	3,779 \| 48/3,731	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	3,674 \| 44/3,630	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	3,789 \| 51/3,738	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	4,202 \| 56/4,146	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	4,254 \| 48/4,206	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	4,035 \| 53/3,982	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	4,416 \| 43/4,373	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	3,860 \| 48/3,812	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	3,979 \| 43/3,936	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	3,846 \| 44/3,802	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Elmer (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	2,907 \| 29/2,878	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	2,354 \| 31/2,323	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	1,867 \| 27/1,840	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	916 \| 22/894	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	777 \| 17/760	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	715 \| 28/687	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	711 \| 22/689	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	625 \| 9/616	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	608 \| 10/598	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	623 \| 21/602	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Elmer (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	631 \| 11/620	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	568 \| 12/556	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	582 \| 8/574	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	529 \| 9/520	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	717 \| 18/699	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	520 \| 6/514	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	596 \| 13/583	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	595 \| 8/587	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	586 \| 10/576	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	615 \| 5/610	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Elmer (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	587 \| 12/575	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	586 \| 12/574	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	603 \| 11/592	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	516 \| 8/508	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	537 \| 9/528	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	563 \| 6/557	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	527 \| 0/527	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	467 \| 0/467	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	485 \| 0/485	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	452 \| 9/443	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Elmer (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	523 \| 0/523	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	423 \| 0/423	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	441 \| 0/441	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	388 \| 0/388	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	373 \| 0/373	5,949 \| 22/5,927