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Myrtle vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Myrtle James

By Year

Year	Myrtle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	0 \| 0/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	6 \| 6/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	6 \| 6/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	0 \| 0/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	0 \| 0/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	12 \| 12/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	0 \| 0/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	0 \| 0/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	5 \| 5/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	0 \| 0/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Myrtle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	9 \| 9/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	5 \| 5/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	0 \| 0/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	0 \| 0/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	0 \| 0/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	0 \| 0/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	0 \| 0/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	0 \| 0/0	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	0 \| 0/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	6 \| 6/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Myrtle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	0 \| 0/0	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	0 \| 0/0	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	0 \| 0/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	0 \| 0/0	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	0 \| 0/0	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	0 \| 0/0	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	0 \| 0/0	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	6 \| 6/0	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	8 \| 8/0	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	9 \| 9/0	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Myrtle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	9 \| 9/0	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	7 \| 7/0	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	6 \| 6/0	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	9 \| 9/0	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	8 \| 8/0	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	9 \| 9/0	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	7 \| 7/0	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	13 \| 13/0	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	15 \| 15/0	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	10 \| 10/0	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Myrtle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	16 \| 16/0	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	14 \| 14/0	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	24 \| 24/0	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	18 \| 18/0	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	27 \| 27/0	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	22 \| 22/0	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	22 \| 22/0	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	30 \| 30/0	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	27 \| 27/0	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	41 \| 41/0	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Myrtle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	34 \| 34/0	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	36 \| 36/0	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	37 \| 37/0	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	57 \| 57/0	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	50 \| 50/0	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	71 \| 71/0	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	74 \| 74/0	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	85 \| 85/0	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	88 \| 88/0	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	117 \| 117/0	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Myrtle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	115 \| 115/0	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	110 \| 110/0	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	145 \| 145/0	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	186 \| 186/0	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	175 \| 175/0	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	182 \| 182/0	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	196 \| 196/0	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	229 \| 229/0	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	257 \| 257/0	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	316 \| 316/0	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Myrtle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	325 \| 325/0	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	378 \| 378/0	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	366 \| 366/0	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	397 \| 397/0	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	460 \| 460/0	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	523 \| 523/0	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	537 \| 537/0	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	596 \| 596/0	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	571 \| 571/0	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	621 \| 621/0	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Myrtle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	686 \| 686/0	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	848 \| 843/5	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	911 \| 911/0	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	971 \| 966/5	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	1,025 \| 1,020/5	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	1,063 \| 1,063/0	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	1,123 \| 1,116/7	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	1,203 \| 1,193/10	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	1,250 \| 1,240/10	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	1,319 \| 1,312/7	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Myrtle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	1,443 \| 1,435/8	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	1,403 \| 1,398/5	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	1,680 \| 1,669/11	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	1,728 \| 1,711/17	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	2,012 \| 1,997/15	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	2,132 \| 2,126/6	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	2,259 \| 2,243/16	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	2,560 \| 2,550/10	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	2,771 \| 2,756/15	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	2,989 \| 2,980/9	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Myrtle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	3,214 \| 3,205/9	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	3,323 \| 3,314/9	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	3,655 \| 3,649/6	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	3,805 \| 3,791/14	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	3,963 \| 3,955/8	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	3,826 \| 3,816/10	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	4,094 \| 4,076/18	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	4,063 \| 4,046/17	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	3,974 \| 3,960/14	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	3,887 \| 3,865/22	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Myrtle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	3,057 \| 3,049/8	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	2,851 \| 2,843/8	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	2,604 \| 2,599/5	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	2,041 \| 2,033/8	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	2,152 \| 2,145/7	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	1,955 \| 1,950/5	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	1,959 \| 1,952/7	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	1,936 \| 1,929/7	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	1,928 \| 1,921/7	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	2,026 \| 2,026/0	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Myrtle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	1,911 \| 1,905/6	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	1,994 \| 1,980/14	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	1,893 \| 1,884/9	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	1,901 \| 1,892/9	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	2,252 \| 2,252/0	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	1,828 \| 1,821/7	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	2,097 \| 2,090/7	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	1,833 \| 1,833/0	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	1,941 \| 1,928/13	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	1,950 \| 1,938/12	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Myrtle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	1,824 \| 1,818/6	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	1,767 \| 1,759/8	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	1,671 \| 1,666/5	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	1,464 \| 1,458/6	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	1,411 \| 1,406/5	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	1,371 \| 1,361/10	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	1,310 \| 1,310/0	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	1,094 \| 1,087/7	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	1,102 \| 1,094/8	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	1,031 \| 1,026/5	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Myrtle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	985 \| 979/6	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	851 \| 851/0	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	803 \| 803/0	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	643 \| 643/0	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	620 \| 615/5	5,949 \| 22/5,927