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Merritt vs Oliver — Popularity Comparison

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

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Merritt Oliver

By Year

Year	Merritt (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
2024	242 \| 158/84	15,368 \| 25/15,343
2023	219 \| 136/83	14,810 \| 28/14,782
2022	217 \| 139/78	15,189 \| 28/15,161
2021	209 \| 127/82	14,733 \| 26/14,707
2020	219 \| 139/80	14,298 \| 23/14,275
2019	220 \| 133/87	13,986 \| 22/13,964
2018	257 \| 151/106	13,518 \| 19/13,499
2017	280 \| 175/105	13,239 \| 15/13,224
2016	233 \| 155/78	13,083 \| 18/13,065
2015	152 \| 81/71	11,687 \| 20/11,667

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By Year

Year	Merritt (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
2014	152 \| 87/65	9,463 \| 13/9,450
2013	112 \| 50/62	7,287 \| 12/7,275
2012	85 \| 43/42	5,931 \| 9/5,922
2011	78 \| 38/40	5,422 \| 9/5,413
2010	67 \| 31/36	4,671 \| 7/4,664
2009	65 \| 31/34	4,294 \| 7/4,287
2008	72 \| 44/28	3,615 \| 11/3,604
2007	67 \| 35/32	2,917 \| 7/2,910
2006	50 \| 22/28	2,352 \| 0/2,352
2005	66 \| 39/27	1,793 \| 0/1,793

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By Year

Year	Merritt (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
2004	62 \| 34/28	1,497 \| 6/1,491
2003	64 \| 44/20	1,379 \| 5/1,374
2002	51 \| 25/26	1,171 \| 5/1,166
2001	57 \| 36/21	978 \| 0/978
2000	53 \| 29/24	978 \| 0/978
1999	55 \| 32/23	782 \| 0/782
1998	35 \| 20/15	740 \| 5/735
1997	54 \| 34/20	669 \| 0/669
1996	50 \| 30/20	607 \| 0/607
1995	60 \| 35/25	597 \| 0/597

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By Year

Year	Merritt (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1994	42 \| 24/18	643 \| 0/643
1993	32 \| 11/21	670 \| 5/665
1992	37 \| 19/18	664 \| 0/664
1991	39 \| 21/18	582 \| 0/582
1990	38 \| 22/16	625 \| 0/625
1989	50 \| 21/29	460 \| 0/460
1988	39 \| 21/18	440 \| 0/440
1987	47 \| 23/24	467 \| 6/461
1986	47 \| 22/25	344 \| 6/338
1985	44 \| 23/21	371 \| 0/371

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By Year

Year	Merritt (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1984	37 \| 21/16	404 \| 7/397
1983	33 \| 12/21	434 \| 0/434
1982	27 \| 11/16	455 \| 0/455
1981	34 \| 14/20	409 \| 6/403
1980	34 \| 16/18	400 \| 7/393
1979	48 \| 25/23	408 \| 0/408
1978	48 \| 29/19	430 \| 8/422
1977	43 \| 18/25	345 \| 7/338
1976	31 \| 17/14	341 \| 5/336
1975	40 \| 21/19	355 \| 0/355

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By Year

Year	Merritt (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1974	38 \| 19/19	347 \| 0/347
1973	34 \| 16/18	381 \| 7/374
1972	46 \| 21/25	373 \| 5/368
1971	40 \| 15/25	422 \| 6/416
1970	59 \| 31/28	366 \| 0/366
1969	63 \| 33/30	336 \| 7/329
1968	56 \| 32/24	332 \| 7/325
1967	52 \| 27/25	290 \| 0/290
1966	71 \| 37/34	342 \| 5/337
1965	28 \| 0/28	303 \| 0/303

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By Year

Year	Merritt (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1964	56 \| 16/40	367 \| 0/367
1963	43 \| 12/31	358 \| 0/358
1962	52 \| 13/39	312 \| 0/312
1961	61 \| 17/44	348 \| 0/348
1960	38 \| 0/38	370 \| 0/370
1959	49 \| 0/49	379 \| 8/371
1958	32 \| 5/27	453 \| 0/453
1957	44 \| 0/44	452 \| 0/452
1956	41 \| 0/41	488 \| 5/483
1955	49 \| 0/49	507 \| 0/507

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By Year

Year	Merritt (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1954	57 \| 0/57	537 \| 0/537
1953	57 \| 0/57	529 \| 8/521
1952	46 \| 0/46	566 \| 11/555
1951	54 \| 6/48	552 \| 0/552
1950	51 \| 0/51	556 \| 0/556
1949	55 \| 0/55	603 \| 6/597
1948	57 \| 0/57	642 \| 11/631
1947	56 \| 0/56	629 \| 5/624
1946	60 \| 0/60	625 \| 6/619
1945	54 \| 0/54	563 \| 5/558

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By Year

Year	Merritt (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1944	57 \| 0/57	572 \| 7/565
1943	68 \| 0/68	683 \| 15/668
1942	53 \| 0/53	617 \| 5/612
1941	61 \| 0/61	601 \| 0/601
1940	53 \| 0/53	589 \| 7/582
1939	67 \| 0/67	604 \| 6/598
1938	63 \| 0/63	568 \| 0/568
1937	61 \| 0/61	615 \| 6/609
1936	69 \| 0/69	591 \| 0/591
1935	51 \| 0/51	656 \| 9/647

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By Year

Year	Merritt (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1934	63 \| 0/63	741 \| 9/732
1933	62 \| 0/62	595 \| 0/595
1932	58 \| 0/58	747 \| 6/741
1931	69 \| 0/69	784 \| 6/778
1930	75 \| 0/75	859 \| 9/850
1929	79 \| 0/79	896 \| 11/885
1928	89 \| 0/89	942 \| 8/934
1927	83 \| 0/83	1,014 \| 12/1,002
1926	94 \| 0/94	1,070 \| 5/1,065
1925	82 \| 0/82	1,062 \| 13/1,049

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By Year

Year	Merritt (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1924	121 \| 0/121	1,183 \| 11/1,172
1923	89 \| 0/89	1,231 \| 10/1,221
1922	107 \| 0/107	1,224 \| 10/1,214
1921	115 \| 0/115	1,204 \| 10/1,194
1920	107 \| 0/107	1,175 \| 11/1,164
1919	85 \| 5/80	1,220 \| 11/1,209
1918	93 \| 0/93	1,258 \| 10/1,248
1917	97 \| 0/97	1,185 \| 10/1,175
1916	95 \| 0/95	1,118 \| 15/1,103
1915	80 \| 0/80	1,140 \| 9/1,131

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By Year

Year	Merritt (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1914	55 \| 0/55	873 \| 12/861
1913	65 \| 0/65	644 \| 0/644
1912	52 \| 0/52	653 \| 7/646
1911	19 \| 0/19	338 \| 5/333
1910	14 \| 0/14	307 \| 0/307
1909	14 \| 0/14	246 \| 0/246
1908	9 \| 0/9	207 \| 0/207
1907	13 \| 0/13	207 \| 0/207
1906	19 \| 0/19	183 \| 0/183
1905	19 \| 0/19	220 \| 9/211

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By Year

Year	Merritt (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1904	16 \| 0/16	200 \| 0/200
1903	12 \| 0/12	210 \| 0/210
1902	14 \| 0/14	181 \| 0/181
1901	8 \| 0/8	187 \| 0/187
1900	7 \| 0/7	256 \| 0/256
1899	22 \| 0/22	161 \| 0/161
1898	22 \| 0/22	186 \| 0/186
1897	17 \| 0/17	174 \| 0/174
1896	14 \| 0/14	194 \| 0/194
1895	14 \| 0/14	216 \| 0/216

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By Year

Year	Merritt (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1894	22 \| 0/22	222 \| 0/222
1893	15 \| 0/15	214 \| 0/214
1892	17 \| 0/17	238 \| 0/238
1891	13 \| 0/13	212 \| 0/212
1890	12 \| 0/12	218 \| 0/218
1889	12 \| 0/12	210 \| 0/210
1888	12 \| 0/12	206 \| 0/206
1887	14 \| 0/14	203 \| 0/203
1886	10 \| 0/10	230 \| 0/230
1885	19 \| 0/19	258 \| 0/258

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By Year

Year	Merritt (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1884	9 \| 0/9	245 \| 0/245
1883	9 \| 0/9	219 \| 0/219
1882	5 \| 0/5	244 \| 0/244
1881	13 \| 0/13	238 \| 0/238
1880	18 \| 0/18	234 \| 0/234