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Laurel vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Laurel James

By Year

Year	Laurel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	386 \| 386/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	394 \| 394/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	421 \| 415/6	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	465 \| 465/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	415 \| 415/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	388 \| 388/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	484 \| 484/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	504 \| 504/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	459 \| 459/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	369 \| 369/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Laurel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	340 \| 340/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	297 \| 297/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	262 \| 262/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	282 \| 282/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	233 \| 233/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	241 \| 241/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	272 \| 272/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	288 \| 288/0	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	316 \| 316/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	332 \| 332/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Laurel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	355 \| 355/0	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	404 \| 404/0	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	375 \| 375/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	399 \| 399/0	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	463 \| 463/0	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	444 \| 444/0	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	497 \| 497/0	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	474 \| 474/0	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	376 \| 376/0	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	407 \| 407/0	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Laurel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	488 \| 488/0	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	435 \| 426/9	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	379 \| 374/5	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	432 \| 432/0	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	447 \| 447/0	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	526 \| 526/0	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	493 \| 493/0	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	447 \| 447/0	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	489 \| 482/7	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	569 \| 561/8	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Laurel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	497 \| 491/6	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	443 \| 436/7	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	513 \| 507/6	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	493 \| 481/12	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	488 \| 477/11	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	440 \| 431/9	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	313 \| 313/0	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	342 \| 337/5	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	338 \| 330/8	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	313 \| 313/0	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Laurel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	353 \| 343/10	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	416 \| 416/0	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	466 \| 466/0	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	500 \| 494/6	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	628 \| 622/6	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	643 \| 632/11	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	760 \| 752/8	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	515 \| 506/9	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	455 \| 444/11	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	532 \| 524/8	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Laurel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	556 \| 544/12	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	725 \| 717/8	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	713 \| 700/13	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	764 \| 757/7	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	805 \| 789/16	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	883 \| 874/9	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	977 \| 965/12	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	1,132 \| 1,123/9	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	1,197 \| 1,181/16	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	1,006 \| 982/24	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Laurel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	897 \| 879/18	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	959 \| 938/21	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	908 \| 888/20	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	870 \| 851/19	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	774 \| 758/16	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	717 \| 694/23	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	704 \| 687/17	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	805 \| 775/30	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	696 \| 678/18	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	554 \| 530/24	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Laurel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	372 \| 349/23	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	324 \| 299/25	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	333 \| 294/39	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	318 \| 297/21	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	322 \| 287/35	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	380 \| 352/28	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	307 \| 281/26	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	156 \| 127/29	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	117 \| 80/37	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	132 \| 102/30	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Laurel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	143 \| 96/47	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	139 \| 102/37	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	168 \| 119/49	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	161 \| 127/34	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	172 \| 139/33	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	188 \| 146/42	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	203 \| 165/38	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	289 \| 223/66	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	238 \| 169/69	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	174 \| 135/39	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Laurel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	225 \| 177/48	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	257 \| 202/55	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	143 \| 89/54	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	118 \| 63/55	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	123 \| 68/55	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	82 \| 53/29	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	109 \| 65/44	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	99 \| 55/44	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	68 \| 37/31	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	81 \| 41/40	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Laurel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	69 \| 33/36	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	52 \| 30/22	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	46 \| 23/23	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	28 \| 17/11	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	18 \| 12/6	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	18 \| 18/0	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	23 \| 16/7	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	8 \| 8/0	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	7 \| 7/0	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	14 \| 8/6	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Laurel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	25 \| 16/9	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	6 \| 0/6	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	16 \| 10/6	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	15 \| 15/0	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	10 \| 10/0	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	11 \| 11/0	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	19 \| 14/5	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	9 \| 9/0	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	12 \| 6/6	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	10 \| 5/5	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Laurel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	16 \| 16/0	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	9 \| 9/0	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	11 \| 11/0	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	10 \| 10/0	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	7 \| 7/0	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	11 \| 6/5	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	0 \| 0/0	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	11 \| 6/5	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	7 \| 7/0	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	5 \| 5/0	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Laurel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	6 \| 6/0	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	12 \| 12/0	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	0 \| 0/0	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	0 \| 0/0	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	0 \| 0/0	5,949 \| 22/5,927