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Gladys vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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By Year

Year	Gladys (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	45 \| 45/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	61 \| 61/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	64 \| 64/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	62 \| 62/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	78 \| 78/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	64 \| 64/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	45 \| 45/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	73 \| 73/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	72 \| 72/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	83 \| 83/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Gladys (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	74 \| 74/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	69 \| 69/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	81 \| 81/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	81 \| 81/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	103 \| 103/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	120 \| 120/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	135 \| 135/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	160 \| 160/0	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	207 \| 207/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	203 \| 203/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Gladys (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	186 \| 186/0	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	190 \| 190/0	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	198 \| 198/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	184 \| 184/0	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	184 \| 184/0	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	214 \| 214/0	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	192 \| 192/0	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	250 \| 250/0	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	277 \| 277/0	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	282 \| 282/0	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Gladys (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	288 \| 288/0	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	322 \| 322/0	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	313 \| 313/0	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	337 \| 332/5	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	448 \| 448/0	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	265 \| 265/0	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	243 \| 243/0	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	242 \| 236/6	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	231 \| 231/0	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	256 \| 256/0	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Gladys (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	226 \| 226/0	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	221 \| 216/5	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	292 \| 292/0	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	261 \| 255/6	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	290 \| 290/0	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	237 \| 237/0	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	201 \| 201/0	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	270 \| 270/0	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	262 \| 257/5	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	310 \| 310/0	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Gladys (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	268 \| 268/0	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	270 \| 270/0	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	244 \| 244/0	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	343 \| 343/0	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	371 \| 366/5	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	398 \| 398/0	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	381 \| 381/0	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	441 \| 441/0	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	434 \| 434/0	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	581 \| 581/0	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Gladys (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	625 \| 625/0	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	696 \| 690/6	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	712 \| 712/0	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	822 \| 822/0	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	861 \| 861/0	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	850 \| 844/6	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	960 \| 955/5	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	1,068 \| 1,068/0	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	1,179 \| 1,174/5	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	1,232 \| 1,226/6	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Gladys (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	1,273 \| 1,264/9	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	1,369 \| 1,369/0	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	1,309 \| 1,304/5	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	1,456 \| 1,451/5	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	1,526 \| 1,526/0	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	1,554 \| 1,545/9	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	1,609 \| 1,603/6	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	1,820 \| 1,820/0	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	1,720 \| 1,714/6	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	1,708 \| 1,708/0	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Gladys (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	1,908 \| 1,901/7	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	2,113 \| 2,113/0	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	2,198 \| 2,191/7	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	2,238 \| 2,222/16	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	2,257 \| 2,246/11	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	2,437 \| 2,415/22	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	2,606 \| 2,590/16	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	2,890 \| 2,872/18	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	2,958 \| 2,944/14	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	3,163 \| 3,147/16	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Gladys (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	3,638 \| 3,611/27	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	3,613 \| 3,581/32	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	4,200 \| 4,184/16	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	4,381 \| 4,351/30	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	5,091 \| 5,066/25	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	5,350 \| 5,327/23	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	5,823 \| 5,791/32	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	6,456 \| 6,418/38	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	6,661 \| 6,634/27	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	7,260 \| 7,231/29	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Gladys (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	7,810 \| 7,790/20	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	7,720 \| 7,695/25	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	8,063 \| 8,042/21	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	8,837 \| 8,814/23	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	8,832 \| 8,819/13	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	8,741 \| 8,717/24	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	8,759 \| 8,734/25	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	8,109 \| 8,075/34	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	8,049 \| 8,019/30	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	7,886 \| 7,857/29	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Gladys (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	6,260 \| 6,227/33	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	5,447 \| 5,428/19	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	4,998 \| 4,980/18	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	3,947 \| 3,933/14	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	3,862 \| 3,842/20	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	3,550 \| 3,538/12	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	3,596 \| 3,580/16	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	3,317 \| 3,303/14	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	3,012 \| 3,000/12	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	3,013 \| 2,996/17	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Gladys (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	2,987 \| 2,976/11	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	2,686 \| 2,674/12	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	2,821 \| 2,809/12	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	2,686 \| 2,676/10	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	2,749 \| 2,733/16	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	2,236 \| 2,228/8	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	2,145 \| 2,136/9	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	1,746 \| 1,737/9	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	1,762 \| 1,757/5	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	1,470 \| 1,464/6	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Gladys (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	1,258 \| 1,258/0	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	1,017 \| 1,017/0	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	867 \| 867/0	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	633 \| 633/0	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	525 \| 525/0	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	414 \| 414/0	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	314 \| 314/0	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	201 \| 201/0	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	131 \| 131/0	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	91 \| 91/0	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Gladys (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	92 \| 92/0	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	71 \| 71/0	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	46 \| 46/0	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	40 \| 40/0	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	20 \| 20/0	5,949 \| 22/5,927