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Gail vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Gail James

By Year

Year	Gail (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	17 \| 17/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	21 \| 21/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	13 \| 13/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	20 \| 20/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	19 \| 19/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	15 \| 15/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	18 \| 18/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	13 \| 13/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	20 \| 20/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	15 \| 15/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Gail (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	13 \| 13/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	24 \| 24/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	22 \| 22/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	14 \| 14/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	15 \| 15/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	19 \| 19/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	19 \| 19/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	23 \| 23/0	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	21 \| 21/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	24 \| 24/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Gail (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	46 \| 46/0	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	37 \| 37/0	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	30 \| 30/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	28 \| 28/0	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	37 \| 37/0	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	41 \| 41/0	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	57 \| 57/0	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	58 \| 58/0	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	63 \| 63/0	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	54 \| 54/0	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Gail (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	65 \| 65/0	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	77 \| 77/0	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	93 \| 93/0	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	117 \| 117/0	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	127 \| 127/0	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	137 \| 131/6	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	142 \| 136/6	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	152 \| 144/8	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	159 \| 154/5	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	194 \| 194/0	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Gail (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	243 \| 238/5	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	281 \| 275/6	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	312 \| 306/6	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	307 \| 290/17	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	309 \| 303/6	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	363 \| 350/13	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	403 \| 392/11	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	406 \| 392/14	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	495 \| 475/20	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	586 \| 560/26	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Gail (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	653 \| 628/25	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	776 \| 746/30	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	1,021 \| 987/34	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	1,223 \| 1,184/39	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	1,448 \| 1,424/24	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	1,599 \| 1,562/37	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	1,834 \| 1,802/32	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	2,059 \| 2,022/37	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	2,340 \| 2,301/39	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	2,897 \| 2,859/38	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Gail (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	3,485 \| 3,446/39	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	4,155 \| 4,103/52	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	4,447 \| 4,382/65	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	5,047 \| 4,972/75	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	5,482 \| 5,424/58	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	6,449 \| 6,345/104	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	6,697 \| 6,608/89	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	8,055 \| 7,952/103	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	8,547 \| 8,435/112	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	9,087 \| 8,972/115	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Gail (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	9,833 \| 9,725/108	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	9,741 \| 9,586/155	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	9,927 \| 9,760/167	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	10,066 \| 9,886/180	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	8,523 \| 8,350/173	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	7,435 \| 7,225/210	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	6,805 \| 6,603/202	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	7,447 \| 7,242/205	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	6,436 \| 6,227/209	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	4,999 \| 4,832/167	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Gail (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	4,720 \| 4,525/195	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	5,023 \| 4,810/213	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	4,672 \| 4,445/227	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	3,808 \| 3,609/199	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	3,811 \| 3,621/190	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	3,572 \| 3,355/217	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	3,407 \| 3,214/193	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	2,853 \| 2,635/218	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	2,562 \| 2,342/220	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	1,994 \| 1,800/194	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Gail (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	1,388 \| 1,176/212	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	712 \| 541/171	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	510 \| 354/156	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	374 \| 239/135	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	349 \| 198/151	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	319 \| 172/147	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	349 \| 173/176	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	308 \| 186/122	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	395 \| 206/189	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	342 \| 163/179	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Gail (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	337 \| 165/172	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	362 \| 154/208	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	317 \| 142/175	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	381 \| 204/177	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	352 \| 181/171	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	360 \| 184/176	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	376 \| 206/170	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	375 \| 217/158	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	347 \| 196/151	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	278 \| 135/143	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Gail (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	190 \| 102/88	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	119 \| 58/61	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	93 \| 53/40	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	55 \| 32/23	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	58 \| 33/25	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	42 \| 32/10	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	43 \| 30/13	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	54 \| 35/19	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	46 \| 34/12	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	22 \| 14/8	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Gail (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	48 \| 36/12	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	48 \| 31/17	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	37 \| 26/11	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	37 \| 25/12	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	37 \| 28/9	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	40 \| 32/8	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	43 \| 32/11	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	38 \| 32/6	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	45 \| 36/9	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	45 \| 32/13	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Gail (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	32 \| 22/10	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	44 \| 31/13	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	32 \| 21/11	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	36 \| 29/7	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	20 \| 20/0	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	25 \| 19/6	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	22 \| 15/7	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	9 \| 9/0	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	18 \| 12/6	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	17 \| 17/0	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Gail (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	8 \| 8/0	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	8 \| 8/0	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	15 \| 8/7	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	5 \| 5/0	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	0 \| 0/0	5,949 \| 22/5,927