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Essie vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Essie James

By Year

Year	Essie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	63 \| 63/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	53 \| 53/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	50 \| 50/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	42 \| 42/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	33 \| 33/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	53 \| 53/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	42 \| 42/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	39 \| 39/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	39 \| 39/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	33 \| 33/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Essie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	28 \| 28/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	24 \| 24/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	28 \| 28/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	12 \| 12/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	12 \| 12/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	12 \| 12/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	9 \| 9/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	6 \| 6/0	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	9 \| 9/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	8 \| 8/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Essie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	11 \| 11/0	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	10 \| 10/0	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	0 \| 0/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	8 \| 8/0	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	11 \| 11/0	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	14 \| 14/0	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	10 \| 10/0	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	13 \| 13/0	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	10 \| 10/0	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	11 \| 11/0	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Essie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	13 \| 13/0	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	15 \| 15/0	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	20 \| 20/0	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	20 \| 20/0	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	25 \| 25/0	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	27 \| 22/5	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	17 \| 17/0	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	19 \| 19/0	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	18 \| 18/0	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	33 \| 33/0	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Essie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	17 \| 17/0	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	27 \| 22/5	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	36 \| 31/5	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	29 \| 29/0	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	23 \| 23/0	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	27 \| 27/0	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	31 \| 31/0	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	31 \| 31/0	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	32 \| 32/0	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	24 \| 24/0	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Essie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	31 \| 31/0	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	42 \| 42/0	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	38 \| 38/0	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	51 \| 51/0	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	55 \| 48/7	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	51 \| 51/0	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	60 \| 60/0	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	60 \| 55/5	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	69 \| 63/6	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	84 \| 84/0	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Essie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	102 \| 93/9	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	124 \| 124/0	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	109 \| 109/0	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	114 \| 114/0	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	139 \| 139/0	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	171 \| 160/11	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	165 \| 156/9	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	165 \| 160/5	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	223 \| 212/11	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	237 \| 225/12	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Essie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	248 \| 232/16	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	272 \| 263/9	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	300 \| 283/17	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	282 \| 270/12	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	326 \| 313/13	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	341 \| 326/15	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	342 \| 324/18	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	337 \| 327/10	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	357 \| 341/16	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	403 \| 389/14	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Essie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	433 \| 414/19	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	362 \| 350/12	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	429 \| 415/14	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	415 \| 390/25	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	436 \| 420/16	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	476 \| 460/16	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	468 \| 451/17	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	486 \| 472/14	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	511 \| 494/17	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	521 \| 498/23	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Essie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	556 \| 538/18	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	590 \| 568/22	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	689 \| 678/11	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	603 \| 579/24	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	650 \| 617/33	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	693 \| 667/26	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	833 \| 806/27	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	812 \| 783/29	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	911 \| 883/28	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	945 \| 925/20	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Essie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	959 \| 936/23	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	933 \| 917/16	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	1,054 \| 1,022/32	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	1,054 \| 1,032/22	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	1,033 \| 996/37	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	1,063 \| 1,023/40	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	1,048 \| 1,019/29	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	967 \| 945/22	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	930 \| 904/26	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	896 \| 869/27	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Essie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	763 \| 737/26	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	684 \| 662/22	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	718 \| 695/23	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	539 \| 525/14	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	631 \| 620/11	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	515 \| 508/7	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	465 \| 451/14	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	498 \| 486/12	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	416 \| 409/7	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	485 \| 476/9	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Essie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	466 \| 457/9	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	403 \| 396/7	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	433 \| 424/9	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	368 \| 368/0	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	500 \| 492/8	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	354 \| 342/12	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	345 \| 336/9	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	343 \| 329/14	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	388 \| 381/7	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	344 \| 335/9	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Essie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	329 \| 311/18	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	258 \| 258/0	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	294 \| 294/0	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	227 \| 217/10	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	261 \| 256/5	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	276 \| 265/11	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	235 \| 230/5	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	185 \| 185/0	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	163 \| 163/0	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	160 \| 153/7	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Essie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	148 \| 148/0	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	139 \| 139/0	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	120 \| 113/7	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	85 \| 80/5	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	78 \| 78/0	5,949 \| 22/5,927