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Frances vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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By Year

Year	Frances (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	829 \| 821/8	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	760 \| 760/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	755 \| 755/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	810 \| 801/9	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	754 \| 744/10	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	723 \| 718/5	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	723 \| 723/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	735 \| 730/5	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	726 \| 721/5	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	619 \| 613/6	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Frances (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	484 \| 484/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	415 \| 409/6	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	369 \| 364/5	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	348 \| 348/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	361 \| 356/5	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	355 \| 355/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	375 \| 368/7	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	352 \| 347/5	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	366 \| 360/6	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	355 \| 355/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Frances (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	435 \| 427/8	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	456 \| 449/7	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	423 \| 415/8	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	435 \| 429/6	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	460 \| 454/6	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	494 \| 488/6	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	557 \| 547/10	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	536 \| 531/5	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	554 \| 544/10	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	581 \| 571/10	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Frances (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	615 \| 608/7	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	653 \| 641/12	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	686 \| 668/18	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	732 \| 711/21	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	771 \| 759/12	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	798 \| 781/17	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	824 \| 807/17	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	818 \| 805/13	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	784 \| 765/19	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	849 \| 834/15	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Frances (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	876 \| 855/21	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	894 \| 875/19	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	923 \| 904/19	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	939 \| 925/14	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	950 \| 938/12	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	927 \| 913/14	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	944 \| 924/20	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	958 \| 940/18	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	964 \| 948/16	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	1,044 \| 1,030/14	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Frances (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	1,087 \| 1,068/19	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	1,172 \| 1,156/16	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	1,294 \| 1,280/14	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	1,478 \| 1,453/25	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	1,646 \| 1,628/18	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	1,665 \| 1,640/25	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	1,772 \| 1,745/27	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	1,885 \| 1,868/17	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	2,145 \| 2,126/19	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	2,286 \| 2,262/24	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Frances (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	2,636 \| 2,599/37	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	2,780 \| 2,745/35	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	3,029 \| 3,003/26	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	3,447 \| 3,420/27	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	3,623 \| 3,592/31	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	3,753 \| 3,717/36	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	3,883 \| 3,847/36	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	4,133 \| 4,094/39	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	4,367 \| 4,325/42	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	4,696 \| 4,641/55	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Frances (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	5,185 \| 5,153/32	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	5,825 \| 5,786/39	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	6,124 \| 6,079/45	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	6,627 \| 6,584/43	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	7,010 \| 6,974/36	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	7,486 \| 7,440/46	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	8,212 \| 8,179/33	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	9,000 \| 8,943/57	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	8,481 \| 8,450/31	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	7,978 \| 7,940/38	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Frances (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	8,550 \| 8,487/63	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	9,505 \| 9,448/57	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	9,530 \| 9,471/59	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	8,530 \| 8,468/62	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	8,681 \| 8,621/60	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	8,642 \| 8,577/65	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	8,990 \| 8,922/68	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	9,142 \| 9,057/85	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	8,853 \| 8,789/64	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	8,862 \| 8,770/92	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Frances (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	9,318 \| 9,207/111	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	8,966 \| 8,882/84	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	9,663 \| 9,552/111	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	9,836 \| 9,718/118	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	10,771 \| 10,644/127	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	11,187 \| 11,092/95	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	12,277 \| 12,137/140	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	13,113 \| 12,988/125	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	13,469 \| 13,355/114	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	13,939 \| 13,825/114	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Frances (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	15,288 \| 15,183/105	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	14,986 \| 14,881/105	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	15,149 \| 15,054/95	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	16,099 \| 15,993/106	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	15,991 \| 15,883/108	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	15,208 \| 15,107/101	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	16,228 \| 16,131/97	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	14,435 \| 14,363/72	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	13,853 \| 13,746/107	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	12,877 \| 12,786/91	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Frances (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	9,754 \| 9,677/77	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	7,753 \| 7,694/59	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	6,726 \| 6,680/46	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	5,003 \| 4,967/36	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	4,486 \| 4,448/38	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	3,800 \| 3,780/20	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	3,614 \| 3,593/21	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	3,332 \| 3,299/33	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	3,048 \| 3,026/22	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	2,910 \| 2,887/23	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Frances (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	2,680 \| 2,657/23	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	2,382 \| 2,365/17	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	2,345 \| 2,326/19	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	2,096 \| 2,071/25	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	2,514 \| 2,495/19	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	2,070 \| 2,058/12	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	2,400 \| 2,379/21	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	1,993 \| 1,975/18	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	1,983 \| 1,964/19	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	1,849 \| 1,833/16	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Frances (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	1,793 \| 1,776/17	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	1,642 \| 1,622/20	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	1,680 \| 1,670/10	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	1,407 \| 1,397/10	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	1,428 \| 1,416/12	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	1,366 \| 1,351/15	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	1,467 \| 1,452/15	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	1,117 \| 1,105/12	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	1,071 \| 1,059/12	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	856 \| 844/12	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Frances (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	805 \| 789/16	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	727 \| 710/17	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	693 \| 681/12	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	598 \| 586/12	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	621 \| 605/16	5,949 \| 22/5,927