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Merlyn vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Merlyn James

By Year

Year	Merlyn (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	5 \| 5/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	11 \| 11/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	18 \| 11/7	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	16 \| 10/6	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	16 \| 11/5	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	16 \| 10/6	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	9 \| 9/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	15 \| 9/6	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	14 \| 8/6	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	12 \| 12/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Merlyn (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	14 \| 9/5	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	11 \| 5/6	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	13 \| 8/5	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	15 \| 15/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	15 \| 15/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	24 \| 16/8	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	23 \| 23/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	18 \| 18/0	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	15 \| 15/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	16 \| 16/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Merlyn (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	23 \| 16/7	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	19 \| 19/0	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	10 \| 10/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	10 \| 10/0	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	23 \| 13/10	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	19 \| 10/9	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	17 \| 17/0	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	19 \| 14/5	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	6 \| 6/0	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	12 \| 12/0	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Merlyn (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	14 \| 14/0	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	20 \| 14/6	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	12 \| 12/0	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	14 \| 7/7	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	12 \| 7/5	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	9 \| 9/0	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	18 \| 13/5	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	11 \| 5/6	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	6 \| 6/0	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	8 \| 8/0	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Merlyn (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	9 \| 9/0	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	0 \| 0/0	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	0 \| 0/0	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	8 \| 8/0	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	12 \| 0/12	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	14 \| 6/8	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	6 \| 0/6	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	10 \| 5/5	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	5 \| 5/0	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	6 \| 0/6	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Merlyn (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	8 \| 0/8	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	6 \| 6/0	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	0 \| 0/0	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	12 \| 5/7	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	14 \| 6/8	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	12 \| 0/12	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	18 \| 7/11	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	11 \| 5/6	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	15 \| 5/10	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	15 \| 8/7	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Merlyn (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	20 \| 5/15	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	24 \| 8/16	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	28 \| 10/18	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	24 \| 7/17	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	27 \| 11/16	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	35 \| 11/24	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	31 \| 11/20	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	40 \| 17/23	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	25 \| 9/16	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	45 \| 17/28	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Merlyn (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	49 \| 17/32	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	46 \| 14/32	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	53 \| 13/40	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	59 \| 15/44	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	57 \| 15/42	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	59 \| 22/37	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	69 \| 21/48	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	61 \| 23/38	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	63 \| 17/46	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	80 \| 23/57	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Merlyn (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	84 \| 27/57	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	95 \| 25/70	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	102 \| 27/75	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	105 \| 25/80	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	114 \| 25/89	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	110 \| 29/81	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	133 \| 23/110	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	132 \| 29/103	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	141 \| 38/103	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	141 \| 36/105	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Merlyn (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	147 \| 33/114	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	138 \| 33/105	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	137 \| 28/109	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	154 \| 26/128	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	159 \| 22/137	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	118 \| 25/93	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	132 \| 35/97	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	154 \| 40/114	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	118 \| 31/87	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	120 \| 41/79	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Merlyn (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	98 \| 25/73	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	110 \| 36/74	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	93 \| 21/72	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	82 \| 25/57	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	81 \| 15/66	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	61 \| 10/51	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	67 \| 14/53	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	64 \| 10/54	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	47 \| 15/32	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	53 \| 14/39	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Merlyn (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	29 \| 9/20	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	24 \| 7/17	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	23 \| 8/15	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	5 \| 0/5	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	0 \| 0/0	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	0 \| 0/0	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	5 \| 0/5	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	Merlyn (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	Merlyn (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	Merlyn (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