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Merry vs Oliver — Popularity Comparison

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

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Merry Oliver

By Year

Year	Merry (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
2024	16 \| 16/0	15,368 \| 25/15,343
2023	10 \| 10/0	14,810 \| 28/14,782
2022	16 \| 16/0	15,189 \| 28/15,161
2021	17 \| 17/0	14,733 \| 26/14,707
2020	17 \| 17/0	14,298 \| 23/14,275
2019	17 \| 17/0	13,986 \| 22/13,964
2018	19 \| 19/0	13,518 \| 19/13,499
2017	14 \| 14/0	13,239 \| 15/13,224
2016	32 \| 32/0	13,083 \| 18/13,065
2015	24 \| 24/0	11,687 \| 20/11,667

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By Year

Year	Merry (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
2014	22 \| 22/0	9,463 \| 13/9,450
2013	23 \| 23/0	7,287 \| 12/7,275
2012	18 \| 18/0	5,931 \| 9/5,922
2011	15 \| 15/0	5,422 \| 9/5,413
2010	22 \| 22/0	4,671 \| 7/4,664
2009	18 \| 18/0	4,294 \| 7/4,287
2008	23 \| 23/0	3,615 \| 11/3,604
2007	14 \| 14/0	2,917 \| 7/2,910
2006	20 \| 20/0	2,352 \| 0/2,352
2005	22 \| 22/0	1,793 \| 0/1,793

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By Year

Year	Merry (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
2004	30 \| 30/0	1,497 \| 6/1,491
2003	19 \| 19/0	1,379 \| 5/1,374
2002	17 \| 17/0	1,171 \| 5/1,166
2001	13 \| 13/0	978 \| 0/978
2000	24 \| 24/0	978 \| 0/978
1999	27 \| 27/0	782 \| 0/782
1998	21 \| 21/0	740 \| 5/735
1997	20 \| 20/0	669 \| 0/669
1996	32 \| 32/0	607 \| 0/607
1995	31 \| 31/0	597 \| 0/597

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By Year

Year	Merry (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1994	42 \| 42/0	643 \| 0/643
1993	22 \| 22/0	670 \| 5/665
1992	22 \| 22/0	664 \| 0/664
1991	42 \| 42/0	582 \| 0/582
1990	34 \| 34/0	625 \| 0/625
1989	32 \| 32/0	460 \| 0/460
1988	34 \| 34/0	440 \| 0/440
1987	44 \| 44/0	467 \| 6/461
1986	28 \| 28/0	344 \| 6/338
1985	52 \| 52/0	371 \| 0/371

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By Year

Year	Merry (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1984	42 \| 42/0	404 \| 7/397
1983	60 \| 60/0	434 \| 0/434
1982	47 \| 47/0	455 \| 0/455
1981	52 \| 52/0	409 \| 6/403
1980	45 \| 45/0	400 \| 7/393
1979	53 \| 53/0	408 \| 0/408
1978	62 \| 62/0	430 \| 8/422
1977	48 \| 48/0	345 \| 7/338
1976	47 \| 47/0	341 \| 5/336
1975	59 \| 59/0	355 \| 0/355

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By Year

Year	Merry (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1974	73 \| 73/0	347 \| 0/347
1973	61 \| 61/0	381 \| 7/374
1972	69 \| 69/0	373 \| 5/368
1971	101 \| 101/0	422 \| 6/416
1970	125 \| 125/0	366 \| 0/366
1969	127 \| 127/0	336 \| 7/329
1968	99 \| 99/0	332 \| 7/325
1967	144 \| 144/0	290 \| 0/290
1966	112 \| 112/0	342 \| 5/337
1965	163 \| 163/0	303 \| 0/303

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By Year

Year	Merry (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1964	221 \| 221/0	367 \| 0/367
1963	207 \| 207/0	358 \| 0/358
1962	218 \| 218/0	312 \| 0/312
1961	268 \| 268/0	348 \| 0/348
1960	274 \| 274/0	370 \| 0/370
1959	284 \| 284/0	379 \| 8/371
1958	240 \| 240/0	453 \| 0/453
1957	255 \| 255/0	452 \| 0/452
1956	297 \| 297/0	488 \| 5/483
1955	334 \| 334/0	507 \| 0/507

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By Year

Year	Merry (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1954	355 \| 355/0	537 \| 0/537
1953	328 \| 328/0	529 \| 8/521
1952	323 \| 323/0	566 \| 11/555
1951	264 \| 264/0	552 \| 0/552
1950	292 \| 292/0	556 \| 0/556
1949	284 \| 284/0	603 \| 6/597
1948	307 \| 307/0	642 \| 11/631
1947	300 \| 300/0	629 \| 5/624
1946	276 \| 276/0	625 \| 6/619
1945	214 \| 214/0	563 \| 5/558

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By Year

Year	Merry (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1944	202 \| 202/0	572 \| 7/565
1943	221 \| 221/0	683 \| 15/668
1942	200 \| 200/0	617 \| 5/612
1941	118 \| 118/0	601 \| 0/601
1940	124 \| 124/0	589 \| 7/582
1939	103 \| 103/0	604 \| 6/598
1938	96 \| 96/0	568 \| 0/568
1937	88 \| 88/0	615 \| 6/609
1936	55 \| 55/0	591 \| 0/591
1935	65 \| 65/0	656 \| 9/647

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By Year

Year	Merry (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1934	67 \| 67/0	741 \| 9/732
1933	53 \| 53/0	595 \| 0/595
1932	52 \| 52/0	747 \| 6/741
1931	42 \| 42/0	784 \| 6/778
1930	40 \| 40/0	859 \| 9/850
1929	34 \| 34/0	896 \| 11/885
1928	45 \| 45/0	942 \| 8/934
1927	40 \| 40/0	1,014 \| 12/1,002
1926	44 \| 44/0	1,070 \| 5/1,065
1925	47 \| 47/0	1,062 \| 13/1,049

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By Year

Year	Merry (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1924	48 \| 48/0	1,183 \| 11/1,172
1923	65 \| 65/0	1,231 \| 10/1,221
1922	54 \| 54/0	1,224 \| 10/1,214
1921	57 \| 57/0	1,204 \| 10/1,194
1920	61 \| 61/0	1,175 \| 11/1,164
1919	48 \| 48/0	1,220 \| 11/1,209
1918	29 \| 29/0	1,258 \| 10/1,248
1917	34 \| 34/0	1,185 \| 10/1,175
1916	22 \| 22/0	1,118 \| 15/1,103
1915	18 \| 18/0	1,140 \| 9/1,131

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By Year

Year	Merry (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1914	17 \| 17/0	873 \| 12/861
1913	13 \| 13/0	644 \| 0/644
1912	16 \| 16/0	653 \| 7/646
1911	6 \| 6/0	338 \| 5/333
1910	6 \| 6/0	307 \| 0/307
1909	8 \| 8/0	246 \| 0/246
1908	6 \| 6/0	207 \| 0/207
1907	0 \| 0/0	207 \| 0/207
1906	5 \| 5/0	183 \| 0/183
1905	5 \| 5/0	220 \| 9/211

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By Year

Year	Merry (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1904	6 \| 6/0	200 \| 0/200
1903	0 \| 0/0	210 \| 0/210
1902	0 \| 0/0	181 \| 0/181
1901	0 \| 0/0	187 \| 0/187
1900	0 \| 0/0	256 \| 0/256
1899	0 \| 0/0	161 \| 0/161
1898	5 \| 5/0	186 \| 0/186
1897	0 \| 0/0	174 \| 0/174
1896	0 \| 0/0	194 \| 0/194
1895	0 \| 0/0	216 \| 0/216

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By Year

Year	Merry (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1894	0 \| 0/0	222 \| 0/222
1893	0 \| 0/0	214 \| 0/214
1892	0 \| 0/0	238 \| 0/238
1891	0 \| 0/0	212 \| 0/212
1890	0 \| 0/0	218 \| 0/218
1889	0 \| 0/0	210 \| 0/210
1888	0 \| 0/0	206 \| 0/206
1887	0 \| 0/0	203 \| 0/203
1886	0 \| 0/0	230 \| 0/230
1885	0 \| 0/0	258 \| 0/258

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By Year

Year	Merry (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1884	0 \| 0/0	245 \| 0/245
1883	0 \| 0/0	219 \| 0/219
1882	0 \| 0/0	244 \| 0/244
1881	0 \| 0/0	238 \| 0/238
1880	0 \| 0/0	234 \| 0/234