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Gayle vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Gayle James

By Year

Year	Gayle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	6 \| 6/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	8 \| 8/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	10 \| 10/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	6 \| 6/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	0 \| 0/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	5 \| 5/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	7 \| 7/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	11 \| 11/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	9 \| 9/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	0 \| 0/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Gayle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	7 \| 7/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	0 \| 0/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	5 \| 5/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	6 \| 6/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	7 \| 7/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	11 \| 11/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	15 \| 15/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	7 \| 7/0	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	9 \| 9/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	9 \| 9/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Gayle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	8 \| 8/0	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	10 \| 10/0	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	11 \| 11/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	30 \| 30/0	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	20 \| 20/0	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	18 \| 18/0	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	29 \| 29/0	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	31 \| 31/0	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	45 \| 45/0	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	30 \| 30/0	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Gayle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	36 \| 36/0	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	42 \| 42/0	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	43 \| 43/0	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	48 \| 48/0	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	47 \| 47/0	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	78 \| 71/7	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	70 \| 70/0	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	79 \| 79/0	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	92 \| 83/9	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	108 \| 97/11	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Gayle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	111 \| 104/7	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	112 \| 112/0	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	149 \| 149/0	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	156 \| 146/10	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	145 \| 145/0	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	167 \| 158/9	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	174 \| 174/0	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	186 \| 170/16	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	204 \| 193/11	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	193 \| 184/9	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Gayle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	272 \| 263/9	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	280 \| 263/17	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	338 \| 322/16	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	461 \| 446/15	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	552 \| 535/17	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	638 \| 618/20	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	667 \| 652/15	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	710 \| 695/15	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	812 \| 776/36	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	998 \| 956/42	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Gayle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	1,130 \| 1,105/25	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	1,128 \| 1,108/20	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	1,299 \| 1,266/33	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	1,489 \| 1,448/41	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	1,533 \| 1,493/40	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	1,886 \| 1,826/60	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	2,010 \| 1,947/63	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	2,247 \| 2,190/57	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	2,351 \| 2,287/64	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	2,560 \| 2,483/77	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Gayle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	2,571 \| 2,498/73	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	2,761 \| 2,666/95	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	2,737 \| 2,636/101	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	2,929 \| 2,826/103	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	2,465 \| 2,368/97	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	2,411 \| 2,293/118	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	2,192 \| 2,066/126	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	2,619 \| 2,485/134	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	2,073 \| 1,927/146	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	1,613 \| 1,491/122	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Gayle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	1,368 \| 1,233/135	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	1,554 \| 1,423/131	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	1,290 \| 1,188/102	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	1,139 \| 1,007/132	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	1,224 \| 1,085/139	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	967 \| 843/124	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	952 \| 803/149	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	865 \| 720/145	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	898 \| 717/181	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	855 \| 705/150	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Gayle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	645 \| 476/169	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	364 \| 239/125	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	339 \| 225/114	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	261 \| 167/94	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	228 \| 139/89	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	190 \| 108/82	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	203 \| 119/84	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	183 \| 96/87	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	166 \| 98/68	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	178 \| 100/78	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Gayle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	185 \| 107/78	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	154 \| 87/67	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	160 \| 102/58	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	163 \| 106/57	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	159 \| 102/57	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	154 \| 113/41	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	183 \| 125/58	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	184 \| 127/57	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	166 \| 107/59	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	126 \| 84/42	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Gayle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	83 \| 55/28	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	60 \| 39/21	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	54 \| 35/19	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	22 \| 16/6	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	20 \| 15/5	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	18 \| 18/0	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	15 \| 6/9	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	20 \| 20/0	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	17 \| 12/5	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	20 \| 20/0	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Gayle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	15 \| 9/6	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	0 \| 0/0	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	18 \| 18/0	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	9 \| 9/0	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	16 \| 9/7	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	12 \| 12/0	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	17 \| 10/7	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	11 \| 11/0	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	9 \| 9/0	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	6 \| 6/0	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Gayle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	8 \| 8/0	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	5 \| 5/0	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	0 \| 0/0	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	9 \| 9/0	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	0 \| 0/0	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	0 \| 0/0	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	0 \| 0/0	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	0 \| 0/0	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	0 \| 0/0	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	0 \| 0/0	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

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