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Melinda vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Melinda James

By Year

Year	Melinda (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	91 \| 91/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	91 \| 91/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	83 \| 83/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	93 \| 93/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	105 \| 105/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	98 \| 98/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	120 \| 120/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	131 \| 131/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	139 \| 139/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	174 \| 174/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Melinda (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	165 \| 165/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	150 \| 150/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	174 \| 174/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	193 \| 193/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	227 \| 227/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	209 \| 209/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	253 \| 253/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	251 \| 251/0	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	252 \| 252/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	217 \| 217/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Melinda (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	219 \| 219/0	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	209 \| 209/0	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	242 \| 242/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	306 \| 306/0	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	337 \| 337/0	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	401 \| 401/0	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	414 \| 414/0	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	462 \| 462/0	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	540 \| 540/0	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	633 \| 633/0	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Melinda (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	770 \| 765/5	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	980 \| 980/0	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	1,085 \| 1,085/0	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	1,266 \| 1,266/0	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	1,381 \| 1,381/0	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	1,593 \| 1,586/7	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	1,889 \| 1,879/10	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	1,928 \| 1,920/8	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	1,966 \| 1,959/7	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	2,119 \| 2,114/5	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Melinda (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	2,237 \| 2,228/9	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	2,151 \| 2,142/9	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	2,420 \| 2,409/11	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	2,782 \| 2,774/8	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	3,216 \| 3,201/15	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	3,718 \| 3,705/13	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	3,576 \| 3,563/13	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	3,054 \| 3,044/10	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	3,006 \| 2,995/11	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	3,300 \| 3,282/18	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Melinda (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	3,769 \| 3,752/17	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	4,156 \| 4,144/12	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	3,686 \| 3,671/15	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	4,076 \| 4,057/19	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	4,236 \| 4,225/11	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	4,003 \| 3,988/15	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	3,822 \| 3,814/8	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	3,640 \| 3,632/8	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	3,392 \| 3,382/10	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	3,802 \| 3,796/6	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Melinda (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	3,709 \| 3,702/7	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	3,583 \| 3,575/8	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	3,861 \| 3,853/8	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	3,514 \| 3,507/7	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	3,051 \| 3,046/5	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	2,813 \| 2,806/7	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	2,941 \| 2,936/5	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	2,828 \| 2,828/0	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	2,713 \| 2,713/0	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	2,418 \| 2,413/5	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Melinda (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	1,959 \| 1,954/5	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	1,773 \| 1,773/0	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	1,513 \| 1,513/0	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	1,410 \| 1,410/0	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	1,163 \| 1,163/0	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	1,073 \| 1,073/0	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	840 \| 840/0	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	696 \| 696/0	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	484 \| 484/0	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	355 \| 355/0	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Melinda (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	393 \| 393/0	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	510 \| 510/0	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	442 \| 442/0	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	328 \| 328/0	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	302 \| 302/0	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	192 \| 192/0	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	108 \| 108/0	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	80 \| 80/0	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	48 \| 48/0	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	39 \| 39/0	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Melinda (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	20 \| 20/0	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	21 \| 21/0	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	20 \| 20/0	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	18 \| 18/0	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	21 \| 21/0	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	19 \| 19/0	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	10 \| 10/0	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	22 \| 22/0	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	17 \| 17/0	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	26 \| 26/0	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Melinda (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	24 \| 24/0	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	23 \| 23/0	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	22 \| 22/0	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	16 \| 16/0	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	23 \| 23/0	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	25 \| 25/0	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	22 \| 22/0	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	19 \| 19/0	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	24 \| 24/0	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	24 \| 24/0	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Melinda (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	23 \| 23/0	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	17 \| 17/0	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	24 \| 24/0	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	5 \| 5/0	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	16 \| 16/0	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	15 \| 15/0	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	14 \| 14/0	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	15 \| 15/0	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	11 \| 11/0	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	6 \| 6/0	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Melinda (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	18 \| 18/0	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	11 \| 11/0	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	10 \| 10/0	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	17 \| 17/0	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	20 \| 20/0	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	17 \| 17/0	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	20 \| 20/0	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	15 \| 15/0	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	14 \| 14/0	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	22 \| 22/0	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Melinda (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	14 \| 14/0	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	13 \| 13/0	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	20 \| 20/0	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	9 \| 9/0	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	13 \| 13/0	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	17 \| 17/0	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	21 \| 21/0	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	8 \| 8/0	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	19 \| 19/0	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	10 \| 10/0	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Melinda (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	7 \| 7/0	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	12 \| 12/0	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	10 \| 10/0	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	11 \| 11/0	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	14 \| 14/0	5,949 \| 22/5,927