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Molly vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Molly James

By Year

Year	Molly (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	1,465 \| 1,465/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	1,437 \| 1,437/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	1,481 \| 1,481/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	1,582 \| 1,582/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	1,644 \| 1,644/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	1,757 \| 1,757/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	1,799 \| 1,799/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	1,829 \| 1,829/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	1,985 \| 1,985/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	2,254 \| 2,254/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Molly (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	2,610 \| 2,605/5	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	3,084 \| 3,084/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	3,269 \| 3,260/9	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	3,622 \| 3,615/7	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	3,369 \| 3,362/7	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	3,510 \| 3,510/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	3,326 \| 3,321/5	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	3,421 \| 3,415/6	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	3,133 \| 3,127/6	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	3,222 \| 3,215/7	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Molly (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	3,372 \| 3,344/28	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	3,403 \| 3,403/0	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	3,119 \| 3,119/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	3,415 \| 3,415/0	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	3,408 \| 3,401/7	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	3,335 \| 3,326/9	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	3,198 \| 3,192/6	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	3,452 \| 3,452/0	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	3,318 \| 3,312/6	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	3,382 \| 3,382/0	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Molly (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	3,447 \| 3,441/6	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	3,713 \| 3,708/5	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	4,147 \| 4,138/9	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	4,663 \| 4,652/11	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	3,974 \| 3,965/9	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	3,492 \| 3,459/33	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	3,480 \| 3,461/19	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	2,902 \| 2,891/11	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	2,558 \| 2,548/10	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	2,441 \| 2,433/8	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Molly (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	2,193 \| 2,178/15	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	2,324 \| 2,311/13	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	2,337 \| 2,317/20	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	2,100 \| 2,089/11	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	2,214 \| 2,203/11	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	2,031 \| 2,023/8	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	1,941 \| 1,932/9	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	2,078 \| 2,067/11	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	1,738 \| 1,729/9	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	1,554 \| 1,548/6	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Molly (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	1,485 \| 1,480/5	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	1,336 \| 1,329/7	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	1,240 \| 1,234/6	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	1,185 \| 1,185/0	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	1,192 \| 1,192/0	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	1,093 \| 1,093/0	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	1,020 \| 1,020/0	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	1,016 \| 1,016/0	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	984 \| 984/0	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	1,062 \| 1,062/0	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Molly (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	1,002 \| 1,002/0	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	860 \| 860/0	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	821 \| 821/0	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	781 \| 781/0	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	727 \| 727/0	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	763 \| 763/0	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	745 \| 745/0	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	699 \| 699/0	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	654 \| 654/0	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	622 \| 622/0	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Molly (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	599 \| 599/0	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	582 \| 582/0	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	617 \| 617/0	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	612 \| 612/0	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	564 \| 564/0	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	556 \| 556/0	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	562 \| 562/0	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	484 \| 484/0	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	415 \| 415/0	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	333 \| 333/0	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Molly (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	366 \| 366/0	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	386 \| 386/0	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	375 \| 375/0	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	339 \| 339/0	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	345 \| 345/0	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	348 \| 348/0	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	329 \| 329/0	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	306 \| 306/0	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	316 \| 316/0	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	301 \| 301/0	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Molly (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	292 \| 292/0	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	271 \| 271/0	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	315 \| 315/0	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	300 \| 300/0	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	342 \| 342/0	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	320 \| 320/0	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	315 \| 315/0	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	258 \| 258/0	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	255 \| 255/0	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	241 \| 241/0	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Molly (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	290 \| 290/0	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	293 \| 293/0	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	277 \| 277/0	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	302 \| 302/0	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	246 \| 246/0	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	258 \| 258/0	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	306 \| 306/0	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	310 \| 310/0	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	333 \| 333/0	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	325 \| 325/0	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Molly (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	247 \| 247/0	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	197 \| 197/0	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	197 \| 197/0	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	129 \| 129/0	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	145 \| 145/0	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	109 \| 109/0	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	101 \| 101/0	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	113 \| 113/0	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	86 \| 86/0	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	71 \| 71/0	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Molly (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	72 \| 72/0	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	75 \| 75/0	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	54 \| 54/0	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	55 \| 55/0	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	67 \| 67/0	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	47 \| 47/0	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	39 \| 39/0	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	50 \| 50/0	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	49 \| 49/0	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	45 \| 45/0	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Molly (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	36 \| 36/0	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	58 \| 58/0	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	51 \| 51/0	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	33 \| 33/0	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	46 \| 46/0	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	35 \| 35/0	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	37 \| 37/0	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	32 \| 32/0	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	29 \| 29/0	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	30 \| 30/0	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Molly (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	32 \| 32/0	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	30 \| 30/0	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	30 \| 30/0	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	33 \| 33/0	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	18 \| 18/0	5,949 \| 22/5,927