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Melissa vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Melissa James

By Year

Year	Melissa (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	825 \| 825/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	743 \| 743/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	823 \| 823/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	836 \| 836/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	887 \| 887/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	933 \| 933/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	1,117 \| 1,117/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	1,170 \| 1,170/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	1,236 \| 1,236/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	1,288 \| 1,283/5	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Melissa (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	1,509 \| 1,509/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	1,592 \| 1,592/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	1,772 \| 1,772/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	1,709 \| 1,709/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	1,951 \| 1,951/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	2,338 \| 2,338/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	2,524 \| 2,517/7	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	2,511 \| 2,505/6	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	2,898 \| 2,893/5	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	3,096 \| 3,085/11	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Melissa (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	3,345 \| 3,338/7	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	3,510 \| 3,502/8	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	3,777 \| 3,769/8	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	4,157 \| 4,145/12	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	4,540 \| 4,532/8	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	4,848 \| 4,830/18	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	5,373 \| 5,354/19	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	6,699 \| 6,679/20	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	7,185 \| 7,170/15	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	7,899 \| 7,878/21	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Melissa (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	8,821 \| 8,796/25	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	10,256 \| 10,224/32	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	11,749 \| 11,710/39	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	13,375 \| 13,348/27	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	14,049 \| 14,000/49	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	15,281 \| 15,204/77	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	16,618 \| 16,545/73	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	17,748 \| 17,674/74	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	17,751 \| 17,667/84	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	20,048 \| 19,963/85	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Melissa (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	21,980 \| 21,897/83	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	23,575 \| 23,474/101	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	25,975 \| 25,866/109	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	28,102 \| 28,005/97	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	31,772 \| 31,634/138	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	34,179 \| 34,050/129	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	28,428 \| 28,327/101	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	26,972 \| 26,880/92	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	25,182 \| 25,094/88	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	24,259 \| 24,167/92	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Melissa (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	22,252 \| 22,166/86	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	22,557 \| 22,480/77	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	22,578 \| 22,494/84	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	23,951 \| 23,876/75	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	23,804 \| 23,734/70	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	23,088 \| 23,019/69	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	21,792 \| 21,731/61	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	18,420 \| 18,377/43	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	14,290 \| 14,253/37	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	10,590 \| 10,564/26	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Melissa (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	8,336 \| 8,318/18	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	7,344 \| 7,319/25	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	6,318 \| 6,308/10	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	4,910 \| 4,901/9	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	4,421 \| 4,412/9	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	3,638 \| 3,627/11	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	3,334 \| 3,323/11	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	2,780 \| 2,780/0	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	2,536 \| 2,527/9	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	2,416 \| 2,416/0	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Melissa (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	2,062 \| 2,062/0	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	2,007 \| 2,007/0	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	1,442 \| 1,442/0	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	1,129 \| 1,129/0	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	980 \| 980/0	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	779 \| 779/0	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	600 \| 600/0	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	319 \| 319/0	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	198 \| 198/0	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	186 \| 186/0	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Melissa (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	177 \| 177/0	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	189 \| 189/0	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	154 \| 154/0	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	141 \| 141/0	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	95 \| 95/0	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	116 \| 116/0	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	85 \| 85/0	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	90 \| 90/0	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	56 \| 56/0	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	63 \| 63/0	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Melissa (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	43 \| 43/0	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	51 \| 51/0	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	62 \| 62/0	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	43 \| 43/0	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	57 \| 57/0	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	42 \| 42/0	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	43 \| 43/0	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	44 \| 44/0	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	46 \| 46/0	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	55 \| 55/0	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Melissa (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	53 \| 53/0	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	50 \| 50/0	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	68 \| 68/0	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	66 \| 66/0	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	59 \| 59/0	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	49 \| 49/0	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	63 \| 63/0	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	54 \| 54/0	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	64 \| 64/0	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	67 \| 67/0	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Melissa (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	52 \| 52/0	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	47 \| 47/0	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	42 \| 42/0	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	31 \| 31/0	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	47 \| 47/0	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	33 \| 33/0	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	27 \| 27/0	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	38 \| 38/0	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	22 \| 22/0	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	30 \| 30/0	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Melissa (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	24 \| 24/0	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	35 \| 35/0	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	40 \| 40/0	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	34 \| 34/0	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	40 \| 40/0	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	47 \| 47/0	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	35 \| 35/0	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	35 \| 35/0	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	30 \| 30/0	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	41 \| 41/0	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Melissa (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	52 \| 52/0	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	53 \| 53/0	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	34 \| 34/0	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	30 \| 30/0	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	42 \| 42/0	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	46 \| 46/0	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	40 \| 40/0	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	34 \| 34/0	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	58 \| 58/0	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	45 \| 45/0	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Melissa (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	48 \| 48/0	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	42 \| 42/0	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	41 \| 41/0	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	40 \| 40/0	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	33 \| 33/0	5,949 \| 22/5,927