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Lesley vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Lesley James

By Year

Year	Lesley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	36 \| 36/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	29 \| 29/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	51 \| 51/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	39 \| 39/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	51 \| 51/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	51 \| 51/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	62 \| 62/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	52 \| 52/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	84 \| 76/8	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	102 \| 96/6	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Lesley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	113 \| 113/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	120 \| 120/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	131 \| 131/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	182 \| 175/7	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	226 \| 219/7	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	233 \| 223/10	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	259 \| 254/5	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	359 \| 352/7	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	383 \| 371/12	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	390 \| 382/8	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Lesley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	460 \| 451/9	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	464 \| 452/12	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	482 \| 471/11	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	518 \| 509/9	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	675 \| 658/17	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	703 \| 682/21	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	710 \| 695/15	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	641 \| 626/15	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	606 \| 591/15	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	286 \| 276/10	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Lesley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	308 \| 288/20	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	336 \| 314/22	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	373 \| 354/19	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	402 \| 372/30	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	466 \| 440/26	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	421 \| 394/27	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	503 \| 480/23	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	496 \| 472/24	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	560 \| 520/40	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	592 \| 566/26	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Lesley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	648 \| 607/41	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	777 \| 735/42	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	874 \| 834/40	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	929 \| 869/60	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	981 \| 928/53	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	955 \| 913/42	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	888 \| 842/46	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	931 \| 848/83	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	809 \| 752/57	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	770 \| 714/56	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Lesley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	842 \| 783/59	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	686 \| 611/75	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	706 \| 641/65	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	920 \| 849/71	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	841 \| 766/75	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	780 \| 714/66	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	747 \| 661/86	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	788 \| 689/99	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	852 \| 752/100	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	839 \| 744/95	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Lesley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	481 \| 403/78	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	438 \| 350/88	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	388 \| 304/84	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	352 \| 276/76	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	320 \| 244/76	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	406 \| 305/101	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	388 \| 286/102	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	480 \| 397/83	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	375 \| 295/80	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	402 \| 333/69	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Lesley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	429 \| 354/75	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	367 \| 297/70	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	386 \| 307/79	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	383 \| 297/86	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	318 \| 254/64	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	330 \| 249/81	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	283 \| 212/71	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	286 \| 215/71	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	261 \| 204/57	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	177 \| 129/48	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Lesley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	199 \| 129/70	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	163 \| 95/68	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	162 \| 102/60	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	103 \| 56/47	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	89 \| 32/57	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	79 \| 36/43	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	79 \| 39/40	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	75 \| 36/39	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	49 \| 18/31	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	65 \| 28/37	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Lesley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	65 \| 23/42	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	52 \| 17/35	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	36 \| 5/31	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	34 \| 9/25	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	48 \| 8/40	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	54 \| 13/41	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	51 \| 5/46	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	65 \| 14/51	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	51 \| 15/36	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	67 \| 14/53	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Lesley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	47 \| 7/40	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	54 \| 9/45	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	64 \| 6/58	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	53 \| 14/39	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	65 \| 15/50	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	48 \| 7/41	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	52 \| 11/41	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	41 \| 5/36	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	41 \| 12/29	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	37 \| 10/27	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Lesley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	27 \| 5/22	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	32 \| 10/22	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	19 \| 0/19	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	11 \| 0/11	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	17 \| 5/12	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	6 \| 0/6	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	11 \| 0/11	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	0 \| 0/0	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	7 \| 0/7	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	10 \| 0/10	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Lesley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	7 \| 0/7	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	17 \| 0/17	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	0 \| 0/0	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	6 \| 0/6	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	10 \| 0/10	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	0 \| 0/0	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	8 \| 0/8	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	5 \| 0/5	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	5 \| 0/5	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	0 \| 0/0	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

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