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Ethel vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Ethel James

By Year

Year	Ethel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	27 \| 27/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	23 \| 23/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	28 \| 28/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	27 \| 27/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	26 \| 26/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	23 \| 23/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	32 \| 32/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	28 \| 28/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	25 \| 25/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	12 \| 12/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

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

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By Year

Year	Ethel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	23 \| 23/0	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	24 \| 24/0	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	29 \| 29/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	19 \| 19/0	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	14 \| 14/0	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	23 \| 23/0	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	18 \| 18/0	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	14 \| 14/0	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	28 \| 28/0	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	25 \| 25/0	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Ethel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	22 \| 22/0	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	28 \| 28/0	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	33 \| 33/0	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	36 \| 36/0	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	46 \| 46/0	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	51 \| 51/0	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	30 \| 30/0	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	29 \| 29/0	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	46 \| 46/0	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	54 \| 54/0	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Ethel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	48 \| 48/0	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	70 \| 70/0	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	82 \| 82/0	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	63 \| 63/0	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	74 \| 74/0	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	87 \| 87/0	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	106 \| 106/0	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	106 \| 106/0	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	114 \| 114/0	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	149 \| 149/0	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Ethel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	130 \| 130/0	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	181 \| 181/0	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	180 \| 180/0	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	218 \| 218/0	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	228 \| 228/0	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	275 \| 275/0	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	288 \| 283/5	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	341 \| 341/0	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	371 \| 364/7	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	445 \| 440/5	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Ethel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	517 \| 517/0	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	532 \| 524/8	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	586 \| 581/5	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	635 \| 635/0	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	730 \| 730/0	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	681 \| 681/0	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	856 \| 856/0	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	885 \| 880/5	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	1,083 \| 1,076/7	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	1,113 \| 1,104/9	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Ethel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	1,182 \| 1,176/6	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	1,281 \| 1,281/0	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	1,411 \| 1,398/13	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	1,499 \| 1,492/7	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	1,611 \| 1,602/9	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	1,762 \| 1,753/9	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	1,878 \| 1,872/6	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	2,093 \| 2,085/8	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	1,945 \| 1,933/12	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	1,827 \| 1,817/10	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Ethel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	2,064 \| 2,056/8	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	2,227 \| 2,217/10	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	2,218 \| 2,203/15	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	2,289 \| 2,273/16	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	2,385 \| 2,373/12	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	2,524 \| 2,496/28	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	2,752 \| 2,725/27	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	2,787 \| 2,764/23	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	2,747 \| 2,730/17	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	3,031 \| 3,004/27	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Ethel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	3,208 \| 3,178/30	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	3,252 \| 3,217/35	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	3,629 \| 3,607/22	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	3,793 \| 3,760/33	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	4,138 \| 4,101/37	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	4,551 \| 4,519/32	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	4,976 \| 4,928/48	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	5,526 \| 5,483/43	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	5,886 \| 5,856/30	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	6,209 \| 6,176/33	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Ethel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	6,627 \| 6,586/41	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	6,572 \| 6,541/31	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	7,271 \| 7,246/25	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	7,635 \| 7,603/32	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	7,891 \| 7,868/23	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	7,849 \| 7,809/40	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	8,110 \| 8,075/35	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	7,902 \| 7,865/37	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	7,625 \| 7,601/24	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	7,409 \| 7,379/30	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Ethel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	6,230 \| 6,204/26	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	5,396 \| 5,369/27	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	5,091 \| 5,073/18	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	4,158 \| 4,141/17	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	4,179 \| 4,146/33	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	3,686 \| 3,661/25	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	3,808 \| 3,786/22	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	3,710 \| 3,698/12	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	3,527 \| 3,511/16	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	3,415 \| 3,401/14	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Ethel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	3,313 \| 3,296/17	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	3,277 \| 3,257/20	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	3,314 \| 3,295/19	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	3,083 \| 3,067/16	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	3,916 \| 3,896/20	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	3,014 \| 2,999/15	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	3,555 \| 3,531/24	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	3,199 \| 3,182/17	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	3,514 \| 3,502/12	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	3,406 \| 3,391/15	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Ethel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	3,298 \| 3,287/11	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	3,131 \| 3,119/12	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	3,052 \| 3,035/17	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	2,698 \| 2,689/9	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	2,726 \| 2,718/8	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	2,477 \| 2,463/14	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	2,386 \| 2,374/12	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	1,917 \| 1,907/10	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	1,705 \| 1,699/6	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	1,508 \| 1,495/13	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Ethel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	1,393 \| 1,386/7	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	1,132 \| 1,132/0	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	989 \| 989/0	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	793 \| 788/5	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	639 \| 633/6	5,949 \| 22/5,927