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Houston vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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By Year

Year	Houston (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	395 \| 14/381	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	402 \| 15/387	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	400 \| 20/380	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	468 \| 29/439	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	355 \| 19/336	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	390 \| 17/373	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	328 \| 15/313	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	295 \| 11/284	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	297 \| 10/287	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	278 \| 14/264	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Houston (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	243 \| 16/227	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	214 \| 8/206	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	223 \| 6/217	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	210 \| 0/210	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	243 \| 5/238	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	226 \| 7/219	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	250 \| 7/243	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	262 \| 6/256	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	249 \| 6/243	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	228 \| 10/218	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Houston (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	223 \| 8/215	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	215 \| 6/209	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	197 \| 11/186	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	205 \| 10/195	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	223 \| 9/214	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	219 \| 10/209	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	240 \| 14/226	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	261 \| 10/251	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	278 \| 11/267	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	278 \| 14/264	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Houston (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	286 \| 16/270	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	217 \| 6/211	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	203 \| 13/190	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	231 \| 13/218	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	208 \| 12/196	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	198 \| 13/185	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	179 \| 7/172	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	178 \| 7/171	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	133 \| 0/133	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	94 \| 0/94	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Houston (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	107 \| 0/107	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	88 \| 0/88	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	82 \| 0/82	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	68 \| 0/68	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	64 \| 0/64	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	56 \| 0/56	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	55 \| 0/55	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	40 \| 0/40	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	47 \| 0/47	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	47 \| 0/47	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Houston (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	36 \| 0/36	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	39 \| 0/39	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	42 \| 0/42	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	59 \| 0/59	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	61 \| 0/61	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	56 \| 0/56	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	73 \| 0/73	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	77 \| 0/77	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	50 \| 0/50	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	74 \| 0/74	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Houston (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	74 \| 0/74	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	70 \| 0/70	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	52 \| 0/52	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	58 \| 0/58	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	50 \| 0/50	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	52 \| 0/52	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	73 \| 0/73	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	70 \| 0/70	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	86 \| 0/86	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	82 \| 0/82	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Houston (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	90 \| 0/90	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	102 \| 0/102	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	96 \| 0/96	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	99 \| 0/99	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	89 \| 0/89	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	100 \| 0/100	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	96 \| 0/96	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	121 \| 0/121	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	105 \| 0/105	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	97 \| 0/97	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Houston (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	111 \| 0/111	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	108 \| 0/108	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	117 \| 0/117	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	112 \| 0/112	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	126 \| 0/126	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	88 \| 0/88	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	121 \| 0/121	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	95 \| 0/95	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	100 \| 0/100	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	95 \| 0/95	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Houston (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	110 \| 0/110	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	105 \| 0/105	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	134 \| 0/134	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	123 \| 0/123	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	126 \| 0/126	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	139 \| 0/139	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	150 \| 0/150	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	153 \| 0/153	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	156 \| 0/156	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	154 \| 0/154	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Houston (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	172 \| 0/172	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	147 \| 0/147	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	164 \| 0/164	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	170 \| 0/170	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	174 \| 0/174	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	171 \| 0/171	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	167 \| 0/167	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	154 \| 0/154	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	158 \| 0/158	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	145 \| 0/145	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Houston (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	106 \| 0/106	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	83 \| 0/83	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	58 \| 0/58	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	34 \| 0/34	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	41 \| 0/41	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	34 \| 0/34	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	39 \| 0/39	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	32 \| 0/32	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	24 \| 0/24	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	28 \| 0/28	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Houston (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	27 \| 0/27	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	27 \| 0/27	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	30 \| 0/30	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	31 \| 0/31	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	33 \| 0/33	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	14 \| 0/14	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	18 \| 0/18	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	20 \| 0/20	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	29 \| 0/29	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	22 \| 0/22	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Houston (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	18 \| 0/18	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	17 \| 0/17	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	14 \| 0/14	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	20 \| 0/20	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	13 \| 0/13	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	11 \| 0/11	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	23 \| 0/23	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	16 \| 0/16	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	24 \| 0/24	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	13 \| 0/13	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Houston (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	15 \| 0/15	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	16 \| 0/16	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	17 \| 0/17	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	11 \| 0/11	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	16 \| 0/16	5,949 \| 22/5,927