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May vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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By Year

Year	May (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	168 \| 168/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	156 \| 156/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	155 \| 155/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	122 \| 122/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	119 \| 119/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	133 \| 133/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	129 \| 129/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	128 \| 128/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	131 \| 131/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	130 \| 130/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	May (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	138 \| 138/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	109 \| 109/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	106 \| 106/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	88 \| 88/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	107 \| 107/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	80 \| 80/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	94 \| 94/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	92 \| 92/0	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	75 \| 75/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	95 \| 95/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	May (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	85 \| 85/0	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	92 \| 92/0	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	91 \| 91/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	91 \| 91/0	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	89 \| 89/0	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	73 \| 73/0	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	69 \| 69/0	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	85 \| 85/0	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	92 \| 86/6	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	83 \| 83/0	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	May (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	95 \| 95/0	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	79 \| 79/0	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	81 \| 74/7	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	94 \| 87/7	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	93 \| 84/9	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	107 \| 101/6	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	98 \| 87/11	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	107 \| 101/6	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	123 \| 115/8	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	135 \| 135/0	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	May (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	131 \| 126/5	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	139 \| 130/9	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	163 \| 154/9	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	145 \| 145/0	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	134 \| 129/5	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	108 \| 108/0	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	81 \| 81/0	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	85 \| 85/0	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	77 \| 77/0	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	89 \| 89/0	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	May (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	89 \| 89/0	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	98 \| 98/0	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	78 \| 78/0	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	113 \| 113/0	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	93 \| 93/0	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	93 \| 93/0	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	100 \| 100/0	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	97 \| 97/0	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	105 \| 105/0	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	116 \| 109/7	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	May (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	113 \| 113/0	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	114 \| 109/5	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	127 \| 119/8	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	136 \| 127/9	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	145 \| 139/6	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	141 \| 141/0	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	144 \| 144/0	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	146 \| 146/0	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	173 \| 165/8	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	189 \| 183/6	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	May (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	197 \| 190/7	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	171 \| 171/0	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	178 \| 178/0	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	222 \| 222/0	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	189 \| 184/5	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	205 \| 205/0	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	221 \| 221/0	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	233 \| 233/0	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	195 \| 195/0	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	208 \| 203/5	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	May (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	233 \| 227/6	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	219 \| 219/0	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	289 \| 280/9	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	259 \| 251/8	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	293 \| 285/8	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	267 \| 257/10	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	279 \| 274/5	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	303 \| 292/11	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	332 \| 318/14	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	361 \| 352/9	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	May (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	386 \| 371/15	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	413 \| 404/9	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	450 \| 440/10	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	495 \| 481/14	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	569 \| 554/15	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	594 \| 579/15	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	717 \| 705/12	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	755 \| 744/11	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	780 \| 767/13	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	871 \| 849/22	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	May (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	884 \| 868/16	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	872 \| 864/8	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	868 \| 855/13	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	989 \| 977/12	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	974 \| 956/18	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	991 \| 981/10	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	982 \| 961/21	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	962 \| 945/17	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	954 \| 938/16	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	990 \| 974/16	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	May (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	783 \| 769/14	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	706 \| 695/11	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	703 \| 698/5	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	546 \| 541/5	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	600 \| 594/6	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	488 \| 483/5	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	515 \| 515/0	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	552 \| 544/8	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	524 \| 524/0	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	536 \| 530/6	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	May (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	555 \| 555/0	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	548 \| 541/7	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	570 \| 560/10	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	556 \| 550/6	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	749 \| 744/5	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	571 \| 571/0	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	696 \| 696/0	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	603 \| 595/8	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	671 \| 671/0	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	691 \| 691/0	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	May (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	771 \| 763/8	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	699 \| 693/6	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	763 \| 753/10	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	701 \| 696/5	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	756 \| 751/5	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	732 \| 723/9	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	793 \| 782/11	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	653 \| 648/5	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	610 \| 602/8	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	612 \| 607/5	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	May (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	564 \| 564/0	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	538 \| 532/6	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	518 \| 510/8	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	451 \| 451/0	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	462 \| 462/0	5,949 \| 22/5,927