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Margaret vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Margaret James

By Year

Year	Margaret (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	2,303 \| 2,303/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	2,083 \| 2,083/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	2,197 \| 2,197/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	2,242 \| 2,242/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	2,195 \| 2,195/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	2,214 \| 2,214/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	2,334 \| 2,334/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	2,255 \| 2,255/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	2,216 \| 2,216/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	2,110 \| 2,110/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Margaret (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	1,951 \| 1,951/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	1,774 \| 1,774/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	1,786 \| 1,780/6	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	1,699 \| 1,699/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	1,701 \| 1,701/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	1,767 \| 1,767/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	1,864 \| 1,864/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	2,027 \| 2,027/0	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	2,188 \| 2,188/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	2,312 \| 2,312/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Margaret (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	2,443 \| 2,436/7	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	2,630 \| 2,625/5	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	2,678 \| 2,678/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	2,896 \| 2,896/0	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	3,122 \| 3,122/0	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	2,958 \| 2,958/0	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	2,969 \| 2,962/7	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	2,967 \| 2,967/0	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	3,109 \| 3,103/6	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	3,232 \| 3,221/11	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Margaret (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	3,112 \| 3,105/7	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	3,168 \| 3,168/0	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	3,250 \| 3,242/8	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	3,205 \| 3,195/10	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	3,389 \| 3,372/17	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	3,319 \| 3,285/34	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	3,152 \| 3,138/14	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	3,157 \| 3,146/11	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	3,094 \| 3,085/9	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	3,087 \| 3,071/16	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Margaret (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	3,049 \| 3,034/15	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	2,961 \| 2,944/17	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	3,011 \| 2,997/14	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	2,804 \| 2,791/13	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	2,878 \| 2,861/17	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	2,841 \| 2,832/9	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	2,640 \| 2,629/11	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	2,636 \| 2,624/12	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	2,672 \| 2,666/6	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	2,963 \| 2,950/13	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Margaret (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	3,097 \| 3,087/10	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	3,180 \| 3,167/13	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	3,302 \| 3,286/16	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	4,013 \| 4,001/12	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	4,722 \| 4,704/18	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	5,063 \| 5,043/20	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	5,457 \| 5,440/17	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	6,253 \| 6,226/27	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	6,987 \| 6,961/26	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	7,820 \| 7,796/24	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Margaret (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	9,120 \| 9,100/20	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	9,327 \| 9,308/19	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	10,113 \| 10,073/40	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	10,598 \| 10,560/38	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	11,391 \| 11,362/29	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	11,601 \| 11,577/24	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	12,344 \| 12,314/30	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	13,056 \| 13,013/43	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	13,943 \| 13,914/29	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	14,475 \| 14,440/35	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Margaret (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	15,253 \| 15,226/27	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	16,230 \| 16,196/34	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	17,127 \| 17,101/26	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	17,728 \| 17,692/36	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	18,142 \| 18,110/32	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	19,494 \| 19,452/42	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	18,913 \| 18,873/40	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	20,150 \| 20,102/48	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	18,177 \| 18,135/42	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	15,722 \| 15,685/37	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Margaret (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	16,360 \| 16,320/40	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	17,214 \| 17,153/61	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	16,612 \| 16,548/64	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	15,745 \| 15,695/50	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	15,128 \| 15,062/66	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	15,017 \| 14,951/66	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	15,395 \| 15,330/65	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	15,211 \| 15,143/68	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	14,677 \| 14,596/81	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	14,799 \| 14,727/72	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Margaret (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	15,209 \| 15,145/64	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	15,299 \| 15,240/59	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	16,644 \| 16,556/88	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	17,407 \| 17,332/75	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	18,421 \| 18,351/70	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	19,287 \| 19,211/76	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	20,382 \| 20,295/87	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	22,051 \| 21,964/87	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	23,164 \| 23,073/91	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	24,542 \| 24,462/80	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Margaret (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	26,634 \| 26,546/88	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	26,187 \| 26,135/52	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	26,896 \| 26,862/34	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	28,521 \| 28,468/53	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	28,044 \| 27,994/50	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	26,296 \| 26,238/58	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	27,200 \| 27,139/61	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	25,618 \| 25,560/58	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	25,007 \| 24,953/54	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	23,107 \| 23,054/53	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Margaret (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	17,809 \| 17,763/46	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	14,524 \| 14,486/38	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	12,582 \| 12,536/46	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	9,307 \| 9,279/28	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	8,257 \| 8,226/31	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	7,388 \| 7,358/30	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	7,000 \| 6,976/24	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	6,746 \| 6,713/33	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	6,112 \| 6,096/16	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	5,703 \| 5,690/13	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Margaret (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	5,322 \| 5,302/20	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	5,068 \| 5,045/23	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	5,033 \| 5,011/22	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	4,445 \| 4,424/21	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	5,320 \| 5,304/16	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	4,262 \| 4,249/13	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	4,712 \| 4,696/16	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	4,155 \| 4,146/9	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	4,058 \| 4,050/8	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	3,940 \| 3,931/9	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Margaret (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	3,715 \| 3,700/15	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	3,579 \| 3,565/14	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	3,447 \| 3,435/12	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	3,077 \| 3,065/12	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	3,115 \| 3,100/15	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	2,930 \| 2,917/13	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	2,915 \| 2,904/11	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	2,432 \| 2,419/13	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	2,283 \| 2,275/8	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	2,215 \| 2,204/11	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Margaret (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	2,152 \| 2,142/10	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	1,894 \| 1,881/13	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	1,828 \| 1,821/7	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	1,667 \| 1,658/9	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	1,578 \| 1,578/0	5,949 \| 22/5,927