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Matthew vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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By Year

Year	Matthew (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	7,086 \| 8/7,078	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	7,227 \| 6/7,221	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	7,079 \| 9/7,070	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	7,489 \| 10/7,479	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	8,144 \| 7/8,137	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	9,285 \| 15/9,270	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	10,014 \| 10/10,004	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	11,743 \| 13/11,730	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	12,677 \| 12/12,665	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	12,798 \| 15/12,783	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Matthew (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	12,955 \| 15/12,940	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	13,377 \| 17/13,360	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	14,012 \| 21/13,991	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	14,201 \| 22/14,179	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	14,160 \| 15/14,145	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	16,025 \| 18/16,007	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	17,625 \| 23/17,602	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	18,776 \| 23/18,753	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	20,361 \| 22/20,339	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	21,514 \| 33/21,481	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Matthew (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	22,987 \| 105/22,882	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	24,048 \| 38/24,010	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	25,188 \| 34/25,154	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	26,861 \| 49/26,812	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	28,624 \| 44/28,580	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	30,455 \| 37/30,418	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	31,200 \| 55/31,145	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	31,566 \| 48/31,518	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	32,145 \| 68/32,077	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	32,942 \| 63/32,879	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Matthew (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	33,728 \| 74/33,654	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	35,850 \| 70/35,780	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	37,826 \| 93/37,733	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	41,749 \| 102/41,647	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	44,947 \| 125/44,822	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	45,547 \| 173/45,374	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	46,128 \| 253/45,875	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	46,796 \| 289/46,507	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	47,205 \| 281/46,924	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	47,373 \| 294/47,079	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Matthew (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	50,062 \| 293/49,769	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	50,525 \| 317/50,208	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	46,323 \| 273/46,050	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	43,529 \| 201/43,328	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	38,032 \| 193/37,839	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	35,787 \| 162/35,625	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	34,441 \| 156/34,285	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	32,134 \| 167/31,967	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	30,092 \| 140/29,952	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	28,643 \| 113/28,530	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Matthew (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	27,305 \| 108/27,197	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	24,645 \| 110/24,535	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	23,050 \| 119/22,931	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	22,635 \| 93/22,542	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	20,252 \| 64/20,188	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	17,531 \| 70/17,461	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	15,900 \| 76/15,824	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	13,617 \| 49/13,568	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	10,844 \| 39/10,805	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	10,008 \| 24/9,984	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Matthew (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	9,003 \| 20/8,983	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	8,055 \| 21/8,034	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	7,292 \| 10/7,282	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	7,096 \| 18/7,078	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	6,936 \| 12/6,924	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	6,567 \| 23/6,544	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	6,392 \| 14/6,378	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	5,242 \| 6/5,236	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	4,373 \| 8/4,365	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	3,285 \| 6/3,279	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Matthew (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	2,688 \| 0/2,688	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	2,381 \| 7/2,374	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	2,032 \| 0/2,032	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	1,605 \| 0/1,605	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	1,299 \| 0/1,299	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	1,219 \| 0/1,219	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	1,059 \| 5/1,054	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	1,045 \| 0/1,045	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	897 \| 5/892	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	730 \| 0/730	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Matthew (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	765 \| 0/765	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	822 \| 0/822	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	842 \| 0/842	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	727 \| 0/727	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	669 \| 5/664	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	622 \| 0/622	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	608 \| 0/608	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	605 \| 0/605	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	608 \| 0/608	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	654 \| 0/654	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Matthew (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	615 \| 5/610	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	581 \| 0/581	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	702 \| 0/702	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	608 \| 0/608	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	665 \| 8/657	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	732 \| 5/727	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	784 \| 0/784	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	795 \| 5/790	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	783 \| 6/777	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	840 \| 0/840	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Matthew (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	850 \| 0/850	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	935 \| 0/935	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	982 \| 0/982	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	919 \| 5/914	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	967 \| 0/967	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	879 \| 0/879	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	963 \| 0/963	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	862 \| 0/862	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	825 \| 0/825	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	798 \| 0/798	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Matthew (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	613 \| 0/613	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	491 \| 0/491	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	380 \| 0/380	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	225 \| 5/220	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	197 \| 0/197	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	147 \| 0/147	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	152 \| 0/152	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	124 \| 0/124	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	136 \| 0/136	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	107 \| 0/107	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Matthew (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	97 \| 0/97	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	102 \| 0/102	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	104 \| 0/104	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	89 \| 0/89	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	130 \| 0/130	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	101 \| 0/101	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	133 \| 0/133	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	100 \| 0/100	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	123 \| 0/123	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	112 \| 0/112	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Matthew (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	124 \| 0/124	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	108 \| 0/108	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	132 \| 0/132	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	113 \| 0/113	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	86 \| 0/86	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	118 \| 0/118	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	114 \| 0/114	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	108 \| 0/108	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	112 \| 0/112	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	111 \| 0/111	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Matthew (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	117 \| 0/117	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	86 \| 0/86	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	109 \| 0/109	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	80 \| 0/80	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	113 \| 0/113	5,949 \| 22/5,927