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Helen vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Helen James

By Year

Year	Helen (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	726 \| 726/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	776 \| 776/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	749 \| 749/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	704 \| 704/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	721 \| 721/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	743 \| 743/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	745 \| 745/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	763 \| 763/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	816 \| 816/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	767 \| 767/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Helen (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	802 \| 802/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	740 \| 740/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	772 \| 772/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	731 \| 731/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	704 \| 704/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	826 \| 826/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	885 \| 885/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	932 \| 932/0	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	949 \| 949/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	961 \| 961/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Helen (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	866 \| 861/5	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	783 \| 783/0	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	875 \| 875/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	884 \| 884/0	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	891 \| 891/0	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	841 \| 841/0	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	832 \| 832/0	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	812 \| 812/0	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	900 \| 900/0	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	838 \| 838/0	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Helen (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	854 \| 849/5	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	873 \| 868/5	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	828 \| 828/0	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	779 \| 774/5	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	870 \| 863/7	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	868 \| 858/10	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	781 \| 774/7	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	816 \| 816/0	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	774 \| 768/6	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	814 \| 808/6	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Helen (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	865 \| 858/7	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	844 \| 844/0	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	876 \| 876/0	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	899 \| 899/0	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	913 \| 913/0	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	883 \| 878/5	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	930 \| 925/5	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	1,000 \| 994/6	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	952 \| 943/9	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	1,065 \| 1,059/6	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Helen (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	1,148 \| 1,141/7	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	1,136 \| 1,136/0	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	1,250 \| 1,241/9	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	1,449 \| 1,440/9	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	1,727 \| 1,718/9	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	1,868 \| 1,858/10	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	1,896 \| 1,884/12	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	2,164 \| 2,156/8	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	2,452 \| 2,447/5	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	2,815 \| 2,801/14	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Helen (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	3,109 \| 3,100/9	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	3,346 \| 3,337/9	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	3,603 \| 3,587/16	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	3,870 \| 3,858/12	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	4,080 \| 4,070/10	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	4,389 \| 4,374/15	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	4,789 \| 4,769/20	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	5,034 \| 5,020/14	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	5,296 \| 5,279/17	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	5,611 \| 5,592/19	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Helen (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	5,961 \| 5,947/14	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	6,143 \| 6,123/20	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	6,481 \| 6,464/17	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	6,964 \| 6,950/14	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	7,079 \| 7,060/19	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	7,734 \| 7,707/27	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	8,323 \| 8,301/22	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	9,003 \| 8,979/24	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	8,886 \| 8,853/33	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	8,330 \| 8,300/30	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Helen (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	8,732 \| 8,696/36	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	9,838 \| 9,800/38	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	10,053 \| 10,016/37	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	9,936 \| 9,887/49	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	10,241 \| 10,203/38	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	10,464 \| 10,419/45	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	10,902 \| 10,837/65	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	11,520 \| 11,454/66	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	12,286 \| 12,234/52	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	12,851 \| 12,784/67	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Helen (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	14,150 \| 14,101/49	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	14,726 \| 14,644/82	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	16,465 \| 16,376/89	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	17,731 \| 17,664/67	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	19,996 \| 19,913/83	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	21,059 \| 20,982/77	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	23,025 \| 22,937/88	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	25,409 \| 25,317/92	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	26,959 \| 26,885/74	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	29,253 \| 29,173/80	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Helen (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	31,273 \| 31,194/79	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	31,548 \| 31,486/62	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	32,577 \| 32,510/67	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	34,888 \| 34,822/66	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	35,160 \| 35,097/63	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	33,766 \| 33,706/60	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	36,228 \| 36,148/80	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	34,312 \| 34,251/61	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	32,744 \| 32,661/83	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	30,926 \| 30,866/60	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Helen (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	23,275 \| 23,221/54	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	18,939 \| 18,888/51	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	16,171 \| 16,133/38	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	11,847 \| 11,801/46	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	10,509 \| 10,479/30	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	9,286 \| 9,250/36	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	8,469 \| 8,439/30	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	7,599 \| 7,579/20	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	7,202 \| 7,176/26	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	6,837 \| 6,811/26	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Helen (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	6,503 \| 6,488/15	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	6,158 \| 6,129/29	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	5,997 \| 5,967/30	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	5,264 \| 5,247/17	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	6,360 \| 6,342/18	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	5,064 \| 5,048/16	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	5,247 \| 5,230/17	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	4,535 \| 4,519/16	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	4,402 \| 4,392/10	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	4,040 \| 4,023/17	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Helen (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	3,684 \| 3,676/8	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	3,257 \| 3,249/8	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	2,943 \| 2,936/7	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	2,426 \| 2,417/9	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	2,319 \| 2,312/7	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	1,917 \| 1,909/8	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	1,852 \| 1,847/5	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	1,405 \| 1,405/0	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	1,267 \| 1,267/0	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	1,140 \| 1,134/6	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Helen (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	986 \| 986/0	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	867 \| 862/5	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	838 \| 838/0	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	619 \| 612/7	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	636 \| 636/0	5,949 \| 22/5,927