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Hilary vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Hilary James

By Year

Year	Hilary (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	35 \| 35/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	60 \| 60/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	45 \| 45/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	20 \| 20/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	22 \| 22/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	31 \| 31/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	16 \| 11/5	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	16 \| 16/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	27 \| 27/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	56 \| 56/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Hilary (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	60 \| 60/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	66 \| 66/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	75 \| 75/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	79 \| 79/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	80 \| 80/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	87 \| 87/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	101 \| 101/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	164 \| 164/0	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	218 \| 218/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	219 \| 219/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Hilary (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	196 \| 196/0	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	110 \| 110/0	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	96 \| 96/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	84 \| 84/0	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	87 \| 87/0	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	81 \| 81/0	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	92 \| 92/0	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	106 \| 106/0	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	123 \| 123/0	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	125 \| 125/0	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Hilary (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	145 \| 145/0	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	350 \| 344/6	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	1,176 \| 1,170/6	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	1,154 \| 1,149/5	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	1,225 \| 1,217/8	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	1,041 \| 1,026/15	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	981 \| 976/5	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	881 \| 873/8	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	921 \| 909/12	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	1,067 \| 1,054/13	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Hilary (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	887 \| 877/10	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	669 \| 655/14	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	607 \| 601/6	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	637 \| 625/12	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	757 \| 741/16	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	892 \| 882/10	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	774 \| 763/11	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	594 \| 580/14	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	448 \| 437/11	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	461 \| 452/9	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Hilary (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	439 \| 426/13	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	385 \| 375/10	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	350 \| 333/17	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	360 \| 348/12	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	380 \| 355/25	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	359 \| 347/12	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	264 \| 253/11	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	249 \| 234/15	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	269 \| 253/16	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	260 \| 247/13	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Hilary (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	274 \| 257/17	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	274 \| 250/24	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	215 \| 200/15	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	230 \| 206/24	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	183 \| 164/19	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	178 \| 146/32	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	163 \| 128/35	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	204 \| 173/31	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	199 \| 162/37	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	173 \| 138/35	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Hilary (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	151 \| 116/35	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	153 \| 114/39	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	127 \| 100/27	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	131 \| 103/28	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	135 \| 109/26	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	120 \| 86/34	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	102 \| 61/41	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	104 \| 62/42	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	58 \| 38/20	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	73 \| 45/28	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Hilary (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	61 \| 33/28	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	62 \| 27/35	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	61 \| 36/25	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	50 \| 24/26	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	41 \| 12/29	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	37 \| 8/29	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	28 \| 8/20	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	40 \| 12/28	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	37 \| 9/28	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	50 \| 11/39	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Hilary (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	33 \| 0/33	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	44 \| 6/38	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	39 \| 9/30	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	51 \| 6/45	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	44 \| 8/36	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	53 \| 5/48	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	42 \| 0/42	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	48 \| 8/40	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	53 \| 8/45	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	32 \| 0/32	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Hilary (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	58 \| 5/53	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	57 \| 6/51	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	38 \| 0/38	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	37 \| 0/37	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	48 \| 6/42	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	44 \| 9/35	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	53 \| 6/47	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	44 \| 0/44	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	40 \| 0/40	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	36 \| 0/36	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Hilary (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	29 \| 5/24	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	23 \| 0/23	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	22 \| 0/22	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	12 \| 0/12	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	8 \| 0/8	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	7 \| 0/7	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	5 \| 0/5	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	5 \| 0/5	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	0 \| 0/0	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	6 \| 0/6	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Hilary (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	5 \| 0/5	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	0 \| 0/0	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	8 \| 0/8	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	0 \| 0/0	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	0 \| 0/0	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	0 \| 0/0	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	5 \| 0/5	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	5 \| 0/5	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	6 \| 0/6	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	0 \| 0/0	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Hilary (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	0 \| 0/0	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	0 \| 0/0	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	0 \| 0/0	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	8 \| 0/8	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	7 \| 0/7	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	Hilary (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	0 \| 0/0	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	6 \| 0/6	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	7 \| 0/7	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	0 \| 0/0	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	0 \| 0/0	5,949 \| 22/5,927