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Melba vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Melba James

By Year

Year	Melba (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	8 \| 8/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	0 \| 0/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	11 \| 11/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	0 \| 0/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	5 \| 5/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	0 \| 0/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	0 \| 0/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	8 \| 8/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	10 \| 10/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	0 \| 0/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Melba (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	5 \| 5/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	5 \| 5/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	0 \| 0/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	0 \| 0/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	0 \| 0/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	6 \| 6/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	6 \| 6/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	0 \| 0/0	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	0 \| 0/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	0 \| 0/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Melba (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	8 \| 8/0	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	0 \| 0/0	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	7 \| 7/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	6 \| 6/0	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	17 \| 17/0	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	9 \| 9/0	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	9 \| 9/0	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	8 \| 8/0	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	9 \| 9/0	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	10 \| 10/0	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Melba (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	16 \| 16/0	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	10 \| 10/0	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	17 \| 17/0	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	18 \| 18/0	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	23 \| 23/0	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	22 \| 22/0	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	23 \| 23/0	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	35 \| 35/0	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	28 \| 28/0	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	18 \| 18/0	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Melba (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	28 \| 28/0	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	36 \| 36/0	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	35 \| 35/0	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	40 \| 40/0	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	46 \| 46/0	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	47 \| 47/0	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	61 \| 61/0	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	51 \| 51/0	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	64 \| 64/0	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	69 \| 69/0	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Melba (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	65 \| 65/0	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	85 \| 85/0	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	113 \| 113/0	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	87 \| 87/0	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	94 \| 94/0	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	77 \| 77/0	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	81 \| 81/0	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	105 \| 105/0	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	125 \| 125/0	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	144 \| 144/0	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Melba (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	142 \| 142/0	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	183 \| 183/0	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	188 \| 188/0	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	238 \| 238/0	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	255 \| 255/0	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	265 \| 265/0	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	294 \| 294/0	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	388 \| 388/0	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	358 \| 358/0	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	404 \| 404/0	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Melba (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	439 \| 439/0	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	460 \| 460/0	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	368 \| 368/0	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	423 \| 423/0	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	393 \| 393/0	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	427 \| 427/0	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	454 \| 454/0	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	523 \| 523/0	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	529 \| 529/0	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	502 \| 502/0	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Melba (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	565 \| 565/0	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	597 \| 597/0	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	648 \| 648/0	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	722 \| 715/7	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	731 \| 731/0	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	781 \| 781/0	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	850 \| 850/0	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	789 \| 789/0	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	728 \| 721/7	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	758 \| 758/0	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Melba (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	771 \| 771/0	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	781 \| 776/5	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	873 \| 873/0	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	778 \| 770/8	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	862 \| 862/0	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	822 \| 817/5	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	868 \| 868/0	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	898 \| 892/6	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	918 \| 918/0	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	938 \| 938/0	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Melba (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	1,003 \| 998/5	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	922 \| 922/0	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	929 \| 929/0	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	919 \| 910/9	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	907 \| 907/0	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	791 \| 791/0	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	822 \| 822/0	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	701 \| 701/0	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	581 \| 581/0	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	493 \| 493/0	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Melba (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	352 \| 352/0	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	274 \| 274/0	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	218 \| 218/0	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	146 \| 146/0	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	160 \| 160/0	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	123 \| 123/0	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	106 \| 106/0	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	113 \| 113/0	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	98 \| 98/0	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	102 \| 102/0	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Melba (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	61 \| 61/0	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	45 \| 45/0	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	35 \| 35/0	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	36 \| 36/0	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	44 \| 44/0	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	46 \| 46/0	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	60 \| 60/0	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	36 \| 36/0	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	33 \| 33/0	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	19 \| 19/0	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Melba (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	15 \| 15/0	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	7 \| 7/0	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	Melba (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