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Merlin vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Merlin James

By Year

Year	Merlin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	85 \| 13/72	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	75 \| 13/62	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	60 \| 11/49	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	82 \| 12/70	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	69 \| 17/52	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	63 \| 10/53	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	69 \| 12/57	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	68 \| 14/54	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	51 \| 11/40	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	47 \| 12/35	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Merlin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	46 \| 12/34	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	45 \| 8/37	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	54 \| 15/39	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	43 \| 12/31	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	38 \| 15/23	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	57 \| 17/40	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	66 \| 26/40	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	68 \| 25/43	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	71 \| 22/49	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	55 \| 18/37	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Merlin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	57 \| 12/45	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	74 \| 30/44	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	58 \| 15/43	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	68 \| 14/54	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	59 \| 12/47	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	54 \| 5/49	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	55 \| 10/45	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	37 \| 7/30	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	52 \| 13/39	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	59 \| 19/40	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Merlin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	46 \| 18/28	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	47 \| 6/41	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	52 \| 19/33	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	53 \| 11/42	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	54 \| 10/44	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	35 \| 8/27	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	49 \| 0/49	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	45 \| 6/39	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	34 \| 0/34	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	44 \| 0/44	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Merlin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	39 \| 0/39	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	47 \| 7/40	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	50 \| 5/45	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	42 \| 0/42	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	54 \| 6/48	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	45 \| 0/45	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	48 \| 0/48	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	48 \| 0/48	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	53 \| 0/53	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	48 \| 0/48	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Merlin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	57 \| 0/57	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	55 \| 5/50	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	77 \| 6/71	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	65 \| 0/65	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	48 \| 0/48	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	74 \| 0/74	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	65 \| 0/65	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	73 \| 0/73	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	96 \| 9/87	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	81 \| 0/81	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Merlin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	100 \| 5/95	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	109 \| 0/109	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	95 \| 0/95	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	110 \| 0/110	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	105 \| 0/105	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	130 \| 0/130	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	161 \| 5/156	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	152 \| 5/147	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	155 \| 5/150	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	181 \| 6/175	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Merlin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	159 \| 8/151	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	158 \| 0/158	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	162 \| 6/156	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	176 \| 0/176	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	175 \| 0/175	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	155 \| 5/150	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	167 \| 12/155	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	174 \| 11/163	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	214 \| 7/207	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	194 \| 7/187	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Merlin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	208 \| 0/208	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	271 \| 5/266	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	225 \| 8/217	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	264 \| 6/258	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	256 \| 7/249	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	254 \| 9/245	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	284 \| 0/284	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	257 \| 0/257	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	289 \| 15/274	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	319 \| 11/308	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Merlin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	289 \| 6/283	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	311 \| 9/302	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	324 \| 10/314	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	378 \| 15/363	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	338 \| 5/333	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	340 \| 12/328	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	314 \| 7/307	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	405 \| 16/389	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	382 \| 14/368	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	359 \| 16/343	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Merlin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	347 \| 10/337	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	276 \| 10/266	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	338 \| 10/328	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	353 \| 11/342	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	321 \| 7/314	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	259 \| 8/251	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	280 \| 12/268	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	242 \| 12/230	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	231 \| 11/220	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	179 \| 0/179	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Merlin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	127 \| 0/127	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	85 \| 0/85	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	82 \| 6/76	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	33 \| 0/33	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	23 \| 0/23	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	20 \| 0/20	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	30 \| 0/30	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	21 \| 0/21	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	12 \| 0/12	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	10 \| 0/10	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Merlin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	14 \| 0/14	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	9 \| 0/9	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	14 \| 0/14	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	13 \| 6/7	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	8 \| 0/8	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	8 \| 0/8	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	7 \| 0/7	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	0 \| 0/0	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	6 \| 0/6	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	10 \| 0/10	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Merlin (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	6 \| 0/6	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	5 \| 0/5	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	0 \| 0/0	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	0 \| 0/0	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	8 \| 0/8	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	0 \| 0/0	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	6 \| 0/6	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Merlin (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