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Michelle vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Michelle James

By Year

Year	Michelle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	772 \| 772/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	765 \| 765/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	827 \| 827/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	798 \| 798/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	923 \| 923/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	1,144 \| 1,144/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	1,249 \| 1,249/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	1,428 \| 1,428/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	1,562 \| 1,562/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	1,705 \| 1,705/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Michelle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	1,751 \| 1,751/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	1,892 \| 1,892/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	1,934 \| 1,934/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	2,189 \| 2,179/10	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	2,519 \| 2,510/9	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	3,084 \| 3,078/6	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	3,353 \| 3,342/11	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	3,604 \| 3,596/8	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	4,101 \| 4,090/11	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	4,323 \| 4,312/11	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Michelle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	4,736 \| 4,720/16	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	4,888 \| 4,873/15	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	4,967 \| 4,950/17	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	5,051 \| 5,032/19	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	5,569 \| 5,545/24	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	5,318 \| 5,303/15	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	5,579 \| 5,562/17	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	5,715 \| 5,695/20	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	6,629 \| 6,598/31	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	7,427 \| 7,392/35	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Michelle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	8,674 \| 8,639/35	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	10,241 \| 10,192/49	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	11,554 \| 11,511/43	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	12,267 \| 12,213/54	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	13,480 \| 13,424/56	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	13,468 \| 13,376/92	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	13,399 \| 13,339/60	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	13,108 \| 13,034/74	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	13,384 \| 13,303/81	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	14,044 \| 13,976/68	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Michelle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	15,578 \| 15,499/79	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	16,920 \| 16,838/82	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	17,845 \| 17,765/80	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	17,878 \| 17,782/96	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	19,220 \| 19,120/100	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	19,341 \| 19,266/75	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	18,940 \| 18,856/84	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	19,622 \| 19,540/82	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	19,634 \| 19,551/83	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	22,780 \| 22,667/113	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Michelle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	25,937 \| 25,828/109	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	27,052 \| 26,936/116	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	29,422 \| 29,287/135	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	33,309 \| 33,159/150	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	34,171 \| 34,046/125	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	34,457 \| 34,319/138	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	33,353 \| 33,223/130	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	30,936 \| 30,826/110	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	27,252 \| 27,159/93	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	16,268 \| 16,215/53	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Michelle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	16,224 \| 16,181/43	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	14,430 \| 14,385/45	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	13,387 \| 13,353/34	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	12,784 \| 12,743/41	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	9,921 \| 9,892/29	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	8,794 \| 8,777/17	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	7,477 \| 7,457/20	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	5,998 \| 5,982/16	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	5,342 \| 5,327/15	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	4,538 \| 4,526/12	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Michelle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	4,443 \| 4,432/11	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	3,640 \| 3,631/9	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	2,888 \| 2,881/7	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	2,143 \| 2,133/10	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	1,633 \| 1,633/0	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	1,254 \| 1,248/6	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	1,049 \| 1,044/5	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	919 \| 914/5	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	760 \| 755/5	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	499 \| 499/0	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Michelle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	405 \| 405/0	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	370 \| 370/0	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	233 \| 233/0	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	133 \| 133/0	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	92 \| 92/0	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	59 \| 59/0	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	55 \| 55/0	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	36 \| 36/0	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	29 \| 29/0	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	27 \| 27/0	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Michelle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	24 \| 24/0	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	28 \| 28/0	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	10 \| 10/0	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	12 \| 12/0	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	13 \| 13/0	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	15 \| 15/0	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	10 \| 10/0	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	12 \| 12/0	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	11 \| 11/0	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	14 \| 14/0	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Michelle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	11 \| 11/0	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	6 \| 6/0	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	9 \| 9/0	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	0 \| 0/0	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	9 \| 9/0	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	7 \| 7/0	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	5 \| 5/0	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	0 \| 0/0	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	0 \| 0/0	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	5 \| 5/0	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

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