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Forest vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Forest James

By Year

Year	Forest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	380 \| 19/361	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	373 \| 23/350	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	391 \| 16/375	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	372 \| 12/360	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	304 \| 15/289	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	260 \| 17/243	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	220 \| 8/212	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	212 \| 11/201	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	184 \| 6/178	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	140 \| 5/135	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Forest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	132 \| 0/132	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	104 \| 0/104	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	76 \| 0/76	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	84 \| 0/84	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	83 \| 0/83	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	67 \| 0/67	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	79 \| 0/79	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	69 \| 0/69	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	47 \| 0/47	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	62 \| 0/62	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Forest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	55 \| 0/55	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	69 \| 0/69	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	67 \| 0/67	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	59 \| 0/59	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	83 \| 0/83	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	80 \| 0/80	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	110 \| 0/110	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	105 \| 0/105	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	123 \| 8/115	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	216 \| 11/205	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Forest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	279 \| 27/252	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	219 \| 12/207	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	174 \| 9/165	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	140 \| 9/131	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	97 \| 0/97	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	92 \| 0/92	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	82 \| 0/82	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	86 \| 0/86	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	80 \| 0/80	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	48 \| 0/48	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Forest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	76 \| 6/70	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	71 \| 0/71	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	77 \| 5/72	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	88 \| 5/83	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	109 \| 6/103	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	80 \| 0/80	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	75 \| 7/68	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	86 \| 0/86	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	87 \| 6/81	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	83 \| 7/76	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Forest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	92 \| 5/87	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	57 \| 0/57	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	64 \| 0/64	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	87 \| 0/87	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	72 \| 0/72	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	51 \| 0/51	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	78 \| 0/78	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	60 \| 0/60	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	74 \| 0/74	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	87 \| 0/87	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Forest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	82 \| 0/82	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	89 \| 5/84	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	88 \| 0/88	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	85 \| 0/85	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	90 \| 0/90	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	91 \| 0/91	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	112 \| 0/112	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	112 \| 5/107	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	93 \| 0/93	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	104 \| 0/104	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Forest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	103 \| 0/103	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	112 \| 0/112	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	98 \| 0/98	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	110 \| 8/102	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	115 \| 0/115	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	134 \| 0/134	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	108 \| 0/108	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	164 \| 0/164	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	100 \| 0/100	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	116 \| 5/111	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Forest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	144 \| 5/139	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	128 \| 0/128	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	132 \| 5/127	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	141 \| 0/141	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	124 \| 0/124	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	125 \| 0/125	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	110 \| 0/110	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	143 \| 0/143	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	119 \| 0/119	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	134 \| 5/129	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Forest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	148 \| 11/137	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	171 \| 0/171	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	155 \| 0/155	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	198 \| 0/198	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	206 \| 0/206	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	228 \| 6/222	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	256 \| 14/242	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	241 \| 12/229	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	242 \| 7/235	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	262 \| 11/251	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Forest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	269 \| 0/269	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	276 \| 6/270	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	311 \| 12/299	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	264 \| 11/253	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	301 \| 9/292	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	310 \| 14/296	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	330 \| 14/316	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	299 \| 13/286	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	311 \| 11/300	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	262 \| 10/252	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Forest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	238 \| 10/228	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	187 \| 11/176	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	121 \| 0/121	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	95 \| 10/85	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	70 \| 5/65	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	47 \| 0/47	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	50 \| 0/50	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	67 \| 6/61	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	58 \| 0/58	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	61 \| 5/56	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Forest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	71 \| 6/65	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	52 \| 5/47	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	59 \| 0/59	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	45 \| 0/45	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	53 \| 0/53	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	43 \| 5/38	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	68 \| 6/62	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	65 \| 15/50	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	58 \| 8/50	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	52 \| 0/52	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Forest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	37 \| 5/32	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	65 \| 6/59	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	54 \| 5/49	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	49 \| 8/41	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	47 \| 10/37	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	24 \| 0/24	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	36 \| 0/36	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	28 \| 0/28	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	44 \| 0/44	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	30 \| 0/30	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Forest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	33 \| 0/33	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	28 \| 0/28	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	27 \| 0/27	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	18 \| 0/18	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	30 \| 0/30	5,949 \| 22/5,927