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Kay vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Kay James

By Year

Year	Kay (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	52 \| 38/14	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	61 \| 48/13	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	57 \| 47/10	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	51 \| 42/9	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	52 \| 42/10	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	50 \| 43/7	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	69 \| 63/6	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	59 \| 51/8	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	52 \| 47/5	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	51 \| 43/8	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Kay (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	66 \| 60/6	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	51 \| 51/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	52 \| 52/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	47 \| 47/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	47 \| 47/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	41 \| 41/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	46 \| 46/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	66 \| 66/0	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	63 \| 63/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	66 \| 61/5	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Kay (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	74 \| 67/7	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	72 \| 66/6	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	79 \| 79/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	72 \| 72/0	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	74 \| 74/0	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	66 \| 66/0	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	75 \| 70/5	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	74 \| 74/0	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	73 \| 67/6	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	87 \| 82/5	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Kay (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	95 \| 88/7	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	106 \| 100/6	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	109 \| 104/5	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	112 \| 104/8	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	119 \| 114/5	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	122 \| 117/5	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	150 \| 141/9	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	125 \| 118/7	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	136 \| 129/7	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	139 \| 139/0	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Kay (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	153 \| 147/6	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	150 \| 150/0	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	159 \| 151/8	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	172 \| 164/8	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	158 \| 153/5	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	164 \| 156/8	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	161 \| 155/6	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	202 \| 195/7	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	198 \| 191/7	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	206 \| 206/0	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Kay (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	248 \| 239/9	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	277 \| 272/5	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	257 \| 251/6	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	385 \| 377/8	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	484 \| 476/8	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	508 \| 498/10	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	646 \| 636/10	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	721 \| 711/10	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	865 \| 856/9	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	1,038 \| 1,021/17	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Kay (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	1,319 \| 1,301/18	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	1,622 \| 1,607/15	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	1,898 \| 1,878/20	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	1,981 \| 1,955/26	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	1,954 \| 1,925/29	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	2,030 \| 2,004/26	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	2,263 \| 2,238/25	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	2,392 \| 2,355/37	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	2,421 \| 2,394/27	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	2,363 \| 2,327/36	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Kay (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	2,542 \| 2,506/36	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	2,495 \| 2,462/33	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	2,803 \| 2,768/35	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	2,997 \| 2,963/34	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	2,660 \| 2,628/32	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	2,797 \| 2,751/46	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	2,985 \| 2,943/42	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	3,579 \| 3,520/59	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	3,402 \| 3,358/44	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	3,109 \| 3,058/51	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Kay (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	3,239 \| 3,170/69	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	3,591 \| 3,493/98	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	3,719 \| 3,623/96	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	3,634 \| 3,538/96	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	3,324 \| 3,200/124	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	3,383 \| 3,260/123	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	3,234 \| 3,114/120	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	3,139 \| 3,010/129	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	2,545 \| 2,408/137	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	1,798 \| 1,648/150	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Kay (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	1,589 \| 1,430/159	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	999 \| 864/135	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	782 \| 658/124	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	682 \| 558/124	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	456 \| 351/105	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	298 \| 218/80	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	307 \| 223/84	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	369 \| 267/102	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	301 \| 224/77	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	315 \| 248/67	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Kay (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	379 \| 302/77	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	370 \| 285/85	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	344 \| 281/63	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	364 \| 304/60	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	378 \| 313/65	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	370 \| 330/40	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	369 \| 311/58	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	323 \| 283/40	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	318 \| 272/46	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	274 \| 243/31	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Kay (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	240 \| 215/25	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	179 \| 159/20	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	160 \| 143/17	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	120 \| 111/9	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	112 \| 106/6	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	83 \| 83/0	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	81 \| 75/6	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	59 \| 53/6	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	47 \| 42/5	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	54 \| 49/5	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Kay (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	39 \| 39/0	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	42 \| 37/5	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	31 \| 26/5	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	22 \| 22/0	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	33 \| 26/7	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	28 \| 23/5	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	14 \| 14/0	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	20 \| 15/5	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	13 \| 13/0	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	10 \| 10/0	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Kay (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	20 \| 14/6	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	16 \| 16/0	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	7 \| 7/0	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	5 \| 5/0	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	5 \| 5/0	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	7 \| 7/0	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	12 \| 6/6	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	6 \| 6/0	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	6 \| 6/0	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	6 \| 6/0	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

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