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Gretchen vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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By Year

Year	Gretchen (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	43 \| 43/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	65 \| 65/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	52 \| 52/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	61 \| 61/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	65 \| 65/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	71 \| 71/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	96 \| 96/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	120 \| 120/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	170 \| 170/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	162 \| 162/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Gretchen (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	191 \| 191/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	203 \| 203/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	203 \| 203/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	234 \| 234/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	226 \| 226/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	265 \| 265/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	283 \| 283/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	316 \| 316/0	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	355 \| 355/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	349 \| 349/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Gretchen (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	275 \| 275/0	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	316 \| 316/0	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	285 \| 285/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	313 \| 313/0	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	310 \| 310/0	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	301 \| 301/0	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	290 \| 290/0	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	283 \| 283/0	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	290 \| 290/0	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	283 \| 283/0	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Gretchen (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	281 \| 281/0	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	320 \| 320/0	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	317 \| 317/0	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	377 \| 377/0	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	357 \| 357/0	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	430 \| 430/0	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	344 \| 344/0	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	359 \| 359/0	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	405 \| 405/0	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	451 \| 451/0	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Gretchen (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	524 \| 524/0	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	596 \| 596/0	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	747 \| 747/0	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	895 \| 895/0	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	923 \| 917/6	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	930 \| 930/0	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	947 \| 947/0	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	1,045 \| 1,045/0	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	1,223 \| 1,223/0	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	1,184 \| 1,175/9	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Gretchen (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	1,286 \| 1,278/8	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	1,350 \| 1,350/0	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	1,262 \| 1,262/0	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	1,347 \| 1,347/0	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	1,250 \| 1,245/5	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	1,106 \| 1,106/0	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	887 \| 887/0	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	967 \| 967/0	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	961 \| 961/0	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	906 \| 906/0	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Gretchen (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	974 \| 974/0	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	962 \| 962/0	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	1,002 \| 1,002/0	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	1,044 \| 1,044/0	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	936 \| 936/0	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	818 \| 813/5	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	687 \| 687/0	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	570 \| 565/5	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	567 \| 567/0	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	575 \| 575/0	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Gretchen (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	563 \| 563/0	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	578 \| 578/0	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	583 \| 583/0	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	618 \| 618/0	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	545 \| 545/0	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	608 \| 608/0	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	640 \| 640/0	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	570 \| 570/0	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	567 \| 567/0	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	493 \| 493/0	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Gretchen (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	490 \| 490/0	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	448 \| 448/0	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	464 \| 464/0	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	441 \| 441/0	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	471 \| 471/0	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	420 \| 420/0	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	483 \| 483/0	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	350 \| 350/0	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	303 \| 303/0	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	301 \| 301/0	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Gretchen (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	288 \| 288/0	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	240 \| 240/0	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	233 \| 233/0	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	198 \| 198/0	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	178 \| 178/0	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	152 \| 152/0	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	177 \| 177/0	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	142 \| 142/0	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	143 \| 143/0	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	144 \| 144/0	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Gretchen (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	123 \| 123/0	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	149 \| 149/0	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	149 \| 149/0	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	144 \| 144/0	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	131 \| 131/0	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	128 \| 128/0	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	176 \| 176/0	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	246 \| 246/0	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	296 \| 296/0	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	288 \| 288/0	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Gretchen (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	196 \| 196/0	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	158 \| 158/0	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	134 \| 134/0	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	80 \| 80/0	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	95 \| 95/0	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	66 \| 66/0	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	60 \| 60/0	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	47 \| 47/0	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	55 \| 55/0	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	42 \| 42/0	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Gretchen (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	44 \| 44/0	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	39 \| 39/0	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	30 \| 30/0	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	41 \| 41/0	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	55 \| 55/0	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	37 \| 37/0	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	39 \| 39/0	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	26 \| 26/0	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	40 \| 40/0	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	35 \| 35/0	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Gretchen (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	24 \| 24/0	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	32 \| 32/0	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	24 \| 24/0	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	34 \| 34/0	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	29 \| 29/0	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	22 \| 22/0	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	18 \| 18/0	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	16 \| 16/0	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	11 \| 11/0	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	5 \| 5/0	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Gretchen (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	6 \| 6/0	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	7 \| 7/0	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	10 \| 10/0	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	0 \| 0/0	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	0 \| 0/0	5,949 \| 22/5,927