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Marlin vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Marlin James

By Year

Year	Marlin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	91 \| 10/81	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	102 \| 18/84	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	90 \| 12/78	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	84 \| 11/73	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	77 \| 9/68	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	87 \| 13/74	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	95 \| 9/86	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	95 \| 16/79	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	86 \| 16/70	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	99 \| 17/82	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Marlin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	92 \| 11/81	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	95 \| 24/71	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	118 \| 32/86	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	112 \| 31/81	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	95 \| 26/69	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	90 \| 23/67	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	119 \| 41/78	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	128 \| 34/94	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	136 \| 40/96	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	131 \| 31/100	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Marlin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	122 \| 38/84	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	122 \| 29/93	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	117 \| 37/80	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	133 \| 36/97	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	115 \| 27/88	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	118 \| 23/95	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	130 \| 32/98	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	143 \| 27/116	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	124 \| 23/101	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	135 \| 21/114	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Marlin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	141 \| 29/112	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	143 \| 24/119	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	134 \| 26/108	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	156 \| 42/114	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	144 \| 27/117	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	144 \| 28/116	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	145 \| 20/125	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	120 \| 20/100	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	104 \| 18/86	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	117 \| 11/106	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Marlin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	120 \| 12/108	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	141 \| 17/124	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	135 \| 15/120	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	138 \| 17/121	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	127 \| 8/119	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	136 \| 9/127	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	153 \| 12/141	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	162 \| 7/155	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	176 \| 10/166	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	163 \| 7/156	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Marlin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	238 \| 12/226	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	208 \| 10/198	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	250 \| 12/238	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	262 \| 13/249	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	193 \| 11/182	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	173 \| 12/161	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	202 \| 22/180	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	180 \| 7/173	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	234 \| 13/221	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	234 \| 15/219	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Marlin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	235 \| 9/226	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	226 \| 14/212	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	242 \| 19/223	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	256 \| 10/246	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	246 \| 14/232	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	248 \| 9/239	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	302 \| 13/289	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	292 \| 15/277	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	299 \| 11/288	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	303 \| 10/293	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Marlin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	350 \| 13/337	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	300 \| 5/295	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	314 \| 8/306	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	283 \| 15/268	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	297 \| 8/289	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	294 \| 11/283	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	311 \| 14/297	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	332 \| 16/316	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	336 \| 11/325	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	287 \| 7/280	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Marlin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	230 \| 11/219	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	343 \| 12/331	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	319 \| 17/302	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	363 \| 18/345	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	328 \| 13/315	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	379 \| 10/369	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	355 \| 12/343	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	362 \| 16/346	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	348 \| 11/337	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	400 \| 14/386	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Marlin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	329 \| 5/324	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	350 \| 10/340	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	362 \| 12/350	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	311 \| 9/302	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	312 \| 0/312	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	265 \| 0/265	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	291 \| 11/280	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	258 \| 7/251	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	245 \| 8/237	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	241 \| 0/241	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Marlin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	242 \| 5/237	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	196 \| 0/196	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	219 \| 0/219	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	210 \| 0/210	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	172 \| 0/172	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	188 \| 5/183	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	182 \| 0/182	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	164 \| 0/164	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	155 \| 0/155	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	134 \| 6/128	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Marlin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	97 \| 0/97	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	79 \| 0/79	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	74 \| 0/74	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	35 \| 0/35	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	14 \| 0/14	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	15 \| 0/15	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	19 \| 0/19	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	9 \| 0/9	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	12 \| 0/12	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	9 \| 0/9	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Marlin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	16 \| 0/16	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	7 \| 0/7	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	15 \| 0/15	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	11 \| 0/11	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	11 \| 0/11	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	6 \| 0/6	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	8 \| 0/8	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	7 \| 0/7	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	0 \| 0/0	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	0 \| 0/0	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Marlin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	0 \| 0/0	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	9 \| 0/9	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	0 \| 0/0	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	6 \| 0/6	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	Marlin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	6 \| 0/6	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	0 \| 0/0	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