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Megan vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Megan James

By Year

Year	Megan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	369 \| 369/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	416 \| 416/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	399 \| 399/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	490 \| 490/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	453 \| 453/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	499 \| 499/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	565 \| 565/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	631 \| 631/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	750 \| 750/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	853 \| 853/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Megan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	1,070 \| 1,064/6	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	1,246 \| 1,246/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	1,561 \| 1,561/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	1,915 \| 1,915/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	2,406 \| 2,406/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	3,063 \| 3,058/5	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	3,416 \| 3,416/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	4,133 \| 4,124/9	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	4,953 \| 4,945/8	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	5,862 \| 5,856/6	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Megan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	6,722 \| 6,687/35	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	7,810 \| 7,800/10	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	9,226 \| 9,210/16	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	10,317 \| 10,300/17	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	11,450 \| 11,436/14	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	12,240 \| 12,229/11	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	13,277 \| 13,256/21	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	14,262 \| 14,244/18	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	14,790 \| 14,770/20	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	15,558 \| 15,530/28	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Megan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	16,611 \| 16,580/31	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	16,415 \| 16,385/30	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	17,875 \| 17,842/33	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	19,309 \| 19,278/31	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	20,303 \| 20,259/44	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	19,862 \| 19,780/82	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	18,631 \| 18,570/61	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	17,884 \| 17,823/61	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	18,652 \| 18,591/61	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	20,092 \| 20,012/80	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Megan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	17,034 \| 16,984/50	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	14,174 \| 14,124/50	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	9,568 \| 9,518/50	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	9,006 \| 8,966/40	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	9,169 \| 9,134/35	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	8,320 \| 8,293/27	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	5,921 \| 5,897/24	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	5,340 \| 5,320/20	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	4,484 \| 4,464/20	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	4,203 \| 4,192/11	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Megan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	2,830 \| 2,818/12	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	2,030 \| 2,021/9	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	1,594 \| 1,587/7	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	1,506 \| 1,500/6	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	1,268 \| 1,268/0	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	1,031 \| 1,031/0	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	818 \| 813/5	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	709 \| 709/0	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	655 \| 655/0	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	608 \| 608/0	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Megan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	512 \| 512/0	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	432 \| 432/0	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	391 \| 391/0	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	402 \| 402/0	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	364 \| 364/0	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	358 \| 358/0	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	301 \| 301/0	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	258 \| 258/0	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	197 \| 197/0	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	198 \| 198/0	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Megan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	153 \| 153/0	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	156 \| 156/0	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	119 \| 119/0	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	86 \| 86/0	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	61 \| 61/0	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	30 \| 30/0	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	28 \| 28/0	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	29 \| 29/0	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	22 \| 22/0	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	24 \| 24/0	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Megan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	16 \| 16/0	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	21 \| 21/0	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	12 \| 12/0	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	0 \| 0/0	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	9 \| 9/0	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	6 \| 6/0	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	0 \| 0/0	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	0 \| 0/0	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	7 \| 7/0	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	7 \| 7/0	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Megan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	8 \| 8/0	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	7 \| 7/0	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	0 \| 0/0	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	7 \| 7/0	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	5 \| 5/0	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	0 \| 0/0	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	0 \| 0/0	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	7 \| 7/0	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	5 \| 5/0	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	0 \| 0/0	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Megan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	7 \| 7/0	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	13 \| 13/0	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	7 \| 7/0	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	0 \| 0/0	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	0 \| 0/0	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	0 \| 0/0	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	0 \| 0/0	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	0 \| 0/0	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	0 \| 0/0	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	0 \| 0/0	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

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

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By Year

Year	Megan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	0 \| 0/0	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	0 \| 0/0	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	0 \| 0/0	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	0 \| 0/0	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	0 \| 0/0	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	0 \| 0/0	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	0 \| 0/0	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	0 \| 0/0	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	Megan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	0 \| 0/0	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	0 \| 0/0	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	Megan (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	0 \| 0/0	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