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Iris vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Iris James

By Year

Year	Iris (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	3,140 \| 3,124/16	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	2,953 \| 2,936/17	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	2,957 \| 2,933/24	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	2,595 \| 2,581/14	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	2,191 \| 2,177/14	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	2,199 \| 2,193/6	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	2,134 \| 2,128/6	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	1,996 \| 1,990/6	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	1,751 \| 1,751/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	1,518 \| 1,509/9	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Iris (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	1,330 \| 1,330/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	1,251 \| 1,251/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	1,139 \| 1,134/5	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	1,056 \| 1,051/5	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	1,011 \| 1,011/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	1,037 \| 1,037/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	973 \| 973/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	1,066 \| 1,066/0	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	885 \| 880/5	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	879 \| 879/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Iris (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	839 \| 832/7	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	786 \| 786/0	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	772 \| 772/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	733 \| 733/0	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	685 \| 685/0	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	683 \| 674/9	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	570 \| 570/0	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	486 \| 481/5	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	453 \| 453/0	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	497 \| 491/6	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Iris (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	525 \| 519/6	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	539 \| 539/0	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	570 \| 564/6	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	648 \| 641/7	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	618 \| 610/8	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	549 \| 541/8	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	495 \| 487/8	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	440 \| 433/7	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	492 \| 486/6	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	477 \| 467/10	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Iris (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	472 \| 472/0	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	394 \| 389/5	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	471 \| 471/0	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	499 \| 489/10	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	509 \| 504/5	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	500 \| 492/8	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	454 \| 449/5	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	374 \| 374/0	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	430 \| 430/0	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	420 \| 414/6	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Iris (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	391 \| 391/0	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	513 \| 513/0	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	436 \| 436/0	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	539 \| 539/0	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	653 \| 645/8	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	612 \| 604/8	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	591 \| 585/6	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	441 \| 435/6	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	435 \| 435/0	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	515 \| 509/6	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Iris (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	542 \| 535/7	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	565 \| 556/9	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	667 \| 660/7	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	715 \| 710/5	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	777 \| 777/0	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	769 \| 769/0	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	796 \| 796/0	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	912 \| 901/11	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	989 \| 977/12	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	894 \| 888/6	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Iris (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	826 \| 819/7	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	930 \| 922/8	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	930 \| 920/10	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	902 \| 893/9	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	996 \| 986/10	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	931 \| 920/11	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	942 \| 935/7	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	872 \| 865/7	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	803 \| 797/6	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	645 \| 645/0	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Iris (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	724 \| 717/7	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	717 \| 711/6	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	780 \| 774/6	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	707 \| 700/7	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	759 \| 750/9	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	749 \| 749/0	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	736 \| 731/5	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	786 \| 779/7	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	798 \| 788/10	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	826 \| 817/9	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Iris (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	841 \| 823/18	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	773 \| 765/8	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	867 \| 850/17	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	912 \| 895/17	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	953 \| 938/15	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	997 \| 981/16	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	1,025 \| 1,010/15	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	1,026 \| 1,021/5	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	970 \| 965/5	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	957 \| 947/10	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Iris (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	897 \| 887/10	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	892 \| 875/17	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	664 \| 653/11	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	712 \| 700/12	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	646 \| 633/13	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	689 \| 677/12	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	660 \| 655/5	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	628 \| 617/11	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	586 \| 577/9	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	576 \| 563/13	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Iris (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	436 \| 425/11	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	316 \| 310/6	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	225 \| 220/5	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	173 \| 173/0	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	143 \| 143/0	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	138 \| 138/0	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	131 \| 131/0	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	141 \| 136/5	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	123 \| 123/0	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	100 \| 100/0	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Iris (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	84 \| 84/0	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	65 \| 65/0	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	52 \| 52/0	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	46 \| 46/0	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	62 \| 62/0	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	44 \| 44/0	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	52 \| 52/0	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	56 \| 56/0	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	49 \| 49/0	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	44 \| 44/0	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Iris (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	28 \| 28/0	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	28 \| 28/0	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	29 \| 29/0	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	25 \| 25/0	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	19 \| 19/0	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	20 \| 20/0	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	17 \| 17/0	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	10 \| 10/0	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	12 \| 12/0	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	15 \| 15/0	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Iris (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	14 \| 14/0	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	7 \| 7/0	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	5 \| 5/0	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	8 \| 8/0	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	11 \| 11/0	5,949 \| 22/5,927