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Merrill vs Oliver — Popularity Comparison

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

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Merrill Oliver

By Year

Year	Merrill (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
2024	13 \| 7/6	15,368 \| 25/15,343
2023	7 \| 0/7	14,810 \| 28/14,782
2022	15 \| 7/8	15,189 \| 28/15,161
2021	16 \| 10/6	14,733 \| 26/14,707
2020	15 \| 9/6	14,298 \| 23/14,275
2019	22 \| 12/10	13,986 \| 22/13,964
2018	14 \| 6/8	13,518 \| 19/13,499
2017	13 \| 7/6	13,239 \| 15/13,224
2016	25 \| 14/11	13,083 \| 18/13,065
2015	24 \| 12/12	11,687 \| 20/11,667

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By Year

Year	Merrill (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
2014	14 \| 7/7	9,463 \| 13/9,450
2013	14 \| 8/6	7,287 \| 12/7,275
2012	19 \| 11/8	5,931 \| 9/5,922
2011	20 \| 9/11	5,422 \| 9/5,413
2010	22 \| 10/12	4,671 \| 7/4,664
2009	16 \| 10/6	4,294 \| 7/4,287
2008	23 \| 12/11	3,615 \| 11/3,604
2007	21 \| 12/9	2,917 \| 7/2,910
2006	22 \| 14/8	2,352 \| 0/2,352
2005	20 \| 7/13	1,793 \| 0/1,793

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By Year

Year	Merrill (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
2004	22 \| 11/11	1,497 \| 6/1,491
2003	19 \| 9/10	1,379 \| 5/1,374
2002	10 \| 10/0	1,171 \| 5/1,166
2001	16 \| 9/7	978 \| 0/978
2000	19 \| 10/9	978 \| 0/978
1999	36 \| 17/19	782 \| 0/782
1998	19 \| 10/9	740 \| 5/735
1997	23 \| 8/15	669 \| 0/669
1996	24 \| 10/14	607 \| 0/607
1995	35 \| 17/18	597 \| 0/597

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By Year

Year	Merrill (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1994	32 \| 16/16	643 \| 0/643
1993	35 \| 13/22	670 \| 5/665
1992	38 \| 19/19	664 \| 0/664
1991	52 \| 16/36	582 \| 0/582
1990	44 \| 20/24	625 \| 0/625
1989	38 \| 17/21	460 \| 0/460
1988	28 \| 11/17	440 \| 0/440
1987	46 \| 14/32	467 \| 6/461
1986	45 \| 22/23	344 \| 6/338
1985	45 \| 18/27	371 \| 0/371

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By Year

Year	Merrill (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1984	45 \| 13/32	404 \| 7/397
1983	54 \| 13/41	434 \| 0/434
1982	46 \| 14/32	455 \| 0/455
1981	64 \| 21/43	409 \| 6/403
1980	74 \| 24/50	400 \| 7/393
1979	56 \| 6/50	408 \| 0/408
1978	63 \| 12/51	430 \| 8/422
1977	58 \| 11/47	345 \| 7/338
1976	62 \| 10/52	341 \| 5/336
1975	52 \| 10/42	355 \| 0/355

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By Year

Year	Merrill (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1974	57 \| 12/45	347 \| 0/347
1973	53 \| 14/39	381 \| 7/374
1972	58 \| 17/41	373 \| 5/368
1971	68 \| 16/52	422 \| 6/416
1970	68 \| 19/49	366 \| 0/366
1969	78 \| 21/57	336 \| 7/329
1968	96 \| 32/64	332 \| 7/325
1967	74 \| 12/62	290 \| 0/290
1966	84 \| 29/55	342 \| 5/337
1965	88 \| 19/69	303 \| 0/303

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By Year

Year	Merrill (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1964	95 \| 23/72	367 \| 0/367
1963	121 \| 27/94	358 \| 0/358
1962	110 \| 22/88	312 \| 0/312
1961	138 \| 36/102	348 \| 0/348
1960	143 \| 32/111	370 \| 0/370
1959	132 \| 30/102	379 \| 8/371
1958	151 \| 37/114	453 \| 0/453
1957	177 \| 28/149	452 \| 0/452
1956	184 \| 31/153	488 \| 5/483
1955	194 \| 46/148	507 \| 0/507

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By Year

Year	Merrill (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1954	205 \| 50/155	537 \| 0/537
1953	200 \| 51/149	529 \| 8/521
1952	212 \| 49/163	566 \| 11/555
1951	194 \| 45/149	552 \| 0/552
1950	216 \| 52/164	556 \| 0/556
1949	203 \| 52/151	603 \| 6/597
1948	201 \| 38/163	642 \| 11/631
1947	238 \| 44/194	629 \| 5/624
1946	230 \| 39/191	625 \| 6/619
1945	204 \| 33/171	563 \| 5/558

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By Year

Year	Merrill (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1944	188 \| 14/174	572 \| 7/565
1943	267 \| 25/242	683 \| 15/668
1942	272 \| 42/230	617 \| 5/612
1941	230 \| 20/210	601 \| 0/601
1940	234 \| 19/215	589 \| 7/582
1939	247 \| 12/235	604 \| 6/598
1938	235 \| 20/215	568 \| 0/568
1937	241 \| 20/221	615 \| 6/609
1936	248 \| 15/233	591 \| 0/591
1935	210 \| 22/188	656 \| 9/647

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By Year

Year	Merrill (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1934	251 \| 12/239	741 \| 9/732
1933	221 \| 14/207	595 \| 0/595
1932	257 \| 14/243	747 \| 6/741
1931	269 \| 12/257	784 \| 6/778
1930	268 \| 8/260	859 \| 9/850
1929	285 \| 16/269	896 \| 11/885
1928	295 \| 17/278	942 \| 8/934
1927	293 \| 9/284	1,014 \| 12/1,002
1926	321 \| 16/305	1,070 \| 5/1,065
1925	310 \| 18/292	1,062 \| 13/1,049

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By Year

Year	Merrill (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1924	279 \| 13/266	1,183 \| 11/1,172
1923	292 \| 14/278	1,231 \| 10/1,221
1922	282 \| 6/276	1,224 \| 10/1,214
1921	296 \| 13/283	1,204 \| 10/1,194
1920	306 \| 17/289	1,175 \| 11/1,164
1919	287 \| 8/279	1,220 \| 11/1,209
1918	313 \| 17/296	1,258 \| 10/1,248
1917	271 \| 14/257	1,185 \| 10/1,175
1916	286 \| 16/270	1,118 \| 15/1,103
1915	272 \| 11/261	1,140 \| 9/1,131

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By Year

Year	Merrill (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1914	176 \| 10/166	873 \| 12/861
1913	142 \| 6/136	644 \| 0/644
1912	131 \| 12/119	653 \| 7/646
1911	57 \| 0/57	338 \| 5/333
1910	39 \| 0/39	307 \| 0/307
1909	48 \| 6/42	246 \| 0/246
1908	34 \| 0/34	207 \| 0/207
1907	33 \| 0/33	207 \| 0/207
1906	38 \| 5/33	183 \| 0/183
1905	40 \| 5/35	220 \| 9/211

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By Year

Year	Merrill (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1904	34 \| 0/34	200 \| 0/200
1903	31 \| 0/31	210 \| 0/210
1902	26 \| 0/26	181 \| 0/181
1901	26 \| 0/26	187 \| 0/187
1900	23 \| 0/23	256 \| 0/256
1899	27 \| 0/27	161 \| 0/161
1898	27 \| 0/27	186 \| 0/186
1897	21 \| 0/21	174 \| 0/174
1896	23 \| 0/23	194 \| 0/194
1895	25 \| 0/25	216 \| 0/216

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By Year

Year	Merrill (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1894	16 \| 0/16	222 \| 0/222
1893	26 \| 0/26	214 \| 0/214
1892	11 \| 0/11	238 \| 0/238
1891	11 \| 0/11	212 \| 0/212
1890	14 \| 0/14	218 \| 0/218
1889	9 \| 0/9	210 \| 0/210
1888	14 \| 0/14	206 \| 0/206
1887	12 \| 0/12	203 \| 0/203
1886	5 \| 0/5	230 \| 0/230
1885	10 \| 0/10	258 \| 0/258

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By Year

Year	Merrill (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1884	11 \| 0/11	245 \| 0/245
1883	20 \| 0/20	219 \| 0/219
1882	10 \| 0/10	244 \| 0/244
1881	7 \| 0/7	238 \| 0/238
1880	13 \| 0/13	234 \| 0/234