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Merrill vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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By Year

Year	Merrill (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	13 \| 7/6	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	7 \| 0/7	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	15 \| 7/8	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	16 \| 10/6	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	15 \| 9/6	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	22 \| 12/10	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	14 \| 6/8	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	13 \| 7/6	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	25 \| 14/11	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	24 \| 12/12	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Merrill (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	14 \| 7/7	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	14 \| 8/6	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	19 \| 11/8	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	20 \| 9/11	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	22 \| 10/12	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	16 \| 10/6	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	23 \| 12/11	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	21 \| 12/9	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	22 \| 14/8	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	20 \| 7/13	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Merrill (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	22 \| 11/11	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	19 \| 9/10	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	10 \| 10/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	16 \| 9/7	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	19 \| 10/9	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	36 \| 17/19	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	19 \| 10/9	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	23 \| 8/15	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	24 \| 10/14	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	35 \| 17/18	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Merrill (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	32 \| 16/16	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	35 \| 13/22	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	38 \| 19/19	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	52 \| 16/36	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	44 \| 20/24	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	38 \| 17/21	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	28 \| 11/17	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	46 \| 14/32	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	45 \| 22/23	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	45 \| 18/27	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Merrill (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	45 \| 13/32	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	54 \| 13/41	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	46 \| 14/32	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	64 \| 21/43	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	74 \| 24/50	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	56 \| 6/50	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	63 \| 12/51	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	58 \| 11/47	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	62 \| 10/52	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	52 \| 10/42	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Merrill (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	57 \| 12/45	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	53 \| 14/39	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	58 \| 17/41	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	68 \| 16/52	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	68 \| 19/49	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	78 \| 21/57	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	96 \| 32/64	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	74 \| 12/62	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	84 \| 29/55	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	88 \| 19/69	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Merrill (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	95 \| 23/72	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	121 \| 27/94	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	110 \| 22/88	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	138 \| 36/102	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	143 \| 32/111	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	132 \| 30/102	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	151 \| 37/114	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	177 \| 28/149	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	184 \| 31/153	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	194 \| 46/148	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Merrill (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	205 \| 50/155	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	200 \| 51/149	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	212 \| 49/163	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	194 \| 45/149	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	216 \| 52/164	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	203 \| 52/151	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	201 \| 38/163	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	238 \| 44/194	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	230 \| 39/191	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	204 \| 33/171	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Merrill (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	188 \| 14/174	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	267 \| 25/242	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	272 \| 42/230	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	230 \| 20/210	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	234 \| 19/215	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	247 \| 12/235	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	235 \| 20/215	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	241 \| 20/221	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	248 \| 15/233	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	210 \| 22/188	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Merrill (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	251 \| 12/239	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	221 \| 14/207	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	257 \| 14/243	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	269 \| 12/257	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	268 \| 8/260	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	285 \| 16/269	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	295 \| 17/278	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	293 \| 9/284	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	321 \| 16/305	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	310 \| 18/292	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Merrill (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	279 \| 13/266	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	292 \| 14/278	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	282 \| 6/276	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	296 \| 13/283	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	306 \| 17/289	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	287 \| 8/279	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	313 \| 17/296	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	271 \| 14/257	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	286 \| 16/270	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	272 \| 11/261	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Merrill (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	176 \| 10/166	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	142 \| 6/136	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	131 \| 12/119	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	57 \| 0/57	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	39 \| 0/39	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	48 \| 6/42	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	34 \| 0/34	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	33 \| 0/33	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	38 \| 5/33	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	40 \| 5/35	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Merrill (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	34 \| 0/34	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	31 \| 0/31	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	26 \| 0/26	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	26 \| 0/26	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	23 \| 0/23	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	27 \| 0/27	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	27 \| 0/27	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	21 \| 0/21	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	23 \| 0/23	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	25 \| 0/25	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Merrill (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	16 \| 0/16	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	26 \| 0/26	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	11 \| 0/11	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	11 \| 0/11	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	14 \| 0/14	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	9 \| 0/9	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	14 \| 0/14	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	12 \| 0/12	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	5 \| 0/5	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	10 \| 0/10	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Merrill (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	11 \| 0/11	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	20 \| 0/20	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	10 \| 0/10	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	7 \| 0/7	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	13 \| 0/13	5,949 \| 22/5,927