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Murphy vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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By Year

Year	Murphy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	954 \| 647/307	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	844 \| 586/258	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	710 \| 443/267	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	611 \| 398/213	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	486 \| 261/225	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	362 \| 177/185	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	311 \| 146/165	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	313 \| 148/165	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	287 \| 124/163	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	237 \| 88/149	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Murphy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	165 \| 42/123	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	134 \| 31/103	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	98 \| 25/73	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	128 \| 26/102	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	133 \| 30/103	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	114 \| 24/90	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	119 \| 34/85	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	102 \| 20/82	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	95 \| 35/60	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	99 \| 32/67	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Murphy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	106 \| 27/79	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	91 \| 34/57	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	82 \| 25/57	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	65 \| 19/46	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	74 \| 21/53	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	68 \| 29/39	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	78 \| 31/47	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	72 \| 25/47	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	79 \| 29/50	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	90 \| 33/57	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Murphy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	84 \| 29/55	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	78 \| 27/51	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	100 \| 57/43	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	117 \| 44/73	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	103 \| 33/70	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	89 \| 29/60	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	36 \| 0/36	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	32 \| 6/26	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	45 \| 0/45	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	25 \| 0/25	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Murphy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	30 \| 0/30	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	25 \| 0/25	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	28 \| 0/28	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	35 \| 0/35	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	24 \| 0/24	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	46 \| 0/46	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	33 \| 0/33	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	29 \| 0/29	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	37 \| 0/37	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	32 \| 0/32	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Murphy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	40 \| 0/40	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	26 \| 0/26	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	38 \| 0/38	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	39 \| 0/39	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	34 \| 0/34	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	21 \| 0/21	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	38 \| 0/38	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	26 \| 0/26	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	36 \| 0/36	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	37 \| 0/37	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Murphy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	55 \| 0/55	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	53 \| 0/53	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	49 \| 0/49	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	37 \| 0/37	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	41 \| 0/41	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	46 \| 0/46	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	56 \| 0/56	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	40 \| 0/40	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	66 \| 0/66	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	59 \| 0/59	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Murphy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	62 \| 0/62	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	64 \| 0/64	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	81 \| 0/81	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	61 \| 0/61	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	62 \| 0/62	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	66 \| 0/66	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	57 \| 0/57	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	57 \| 0/57	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	46 \| 0/46	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	42 \| 0/42	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Murphy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	68 \| 0/68	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	68 \| 5/63	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	58 \| 0/58	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	60 \| 0/60	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	53 \| 0/53	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	69 \| 5/64	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	69 \| 0/69	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	53 \| 0/53	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	44 \| 0/44	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	65 \| 5/60	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Murphy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	60 \| 0/60	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	53 \| 0/53	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	86 \| 5/81	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	66 \| 7/59	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	67 \| 6/61	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	66 \| 0/66	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	52 \| 0/52	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	89 \| 0/89	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	89 \| 0/89	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	68 \| 0/68	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Murphy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	65 \| 0/65	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	83 \| 0/83	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	87 \| 9/78	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	65 \| 0/65	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	73 \| 0/73	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	80 \| 7/73	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	65 \| 6/59	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	79 \| 6/73	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	69 \| 0/69	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	67 \| 6/61	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Murphy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	59 \| 8/51	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	28 \| 0/28	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	41 \| 0/41	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	18 \| 0/18	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	14 \| 0/14	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	15 \| 0/15	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	17 \| 0/17	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	21 \| 0/21	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	17 \| 0/17	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	17 \| 0/17	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Murphy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	11 \| 0/11	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	22 \| 5/17	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	7 \| 0/7	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	9 \| 0/9	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	21 \| 0/21	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	0 \| 0/0	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	11 \| 5/6	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	14 \| 0/14	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	6 \| 0/6	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	11 \| 0/11	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Murphy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	8 \| 0/8	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	13 \| 0/13	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	16 \| 0/16	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	6 \| 0/6	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	6 \| 0/6	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	0 \| 0/0	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	5 \| 0/5	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	0 \| 0/0	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	7 \| 0/7	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	5 \| 0/5	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Murphy (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	0 \| 0/0	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	7 \| 0/7	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	0 \| 0/0	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	6 \| 0/6	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	0 \| 0/0	5,949 \| 22/5,927