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Nels vs Noah — Popularity Comparison

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

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By Year

Year	Nels (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
2024	18 \| 0/18	20,876 \| 539/20,337
2023	19 \| 0/19	19,545 \| 457/19,088
2022	19 \| 0/19	19,214 \| 479/18,735
2021	23 \| 0/23	19,324 \| 418/18,906
2020	16 \| 0/16	18,759 \| 308/18,451
2019	13 \| 0/13	19,391 \| 219/19,172
2018	11 \| 0/11	18,604 \| 175/18,429
2017	16 \| 0/16	18,678 \| 176/18,502
2016	15 \| 0/15	19,321 \| 134/19,187
2015	14 \| 0/14	19,815 \| 137/19,678

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By Year

Year	Nels (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
2014	21 \| 0/21	19,445 \| 107/19,338
2013	7 \| 0/7	18,367 \| 80/18,287
2012	11 \| 0/11	17,456 \| 78/17,378
2011	12 \| 0/12	16,960 \| 79/16,881
2010	17 \| 0/17	16,558 \| 80/16,478
2009	16 \| 0/16	17,331 \| 70/17,261
2008	10 \| 0/10	15,859 \| 56/15,803
2007	12 \| 0/12	16,695 \| 92/16,603
2006	7 \| 0/7	16,393 \| 53/16,340
2005	15 \| 0/15	13,961 \| 56/13,905

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By Year

Year	Nels (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
2004	12 \| 0/12	11,998 \| 87/11,911
2003	9 \| 0/9	11,906 \| 64/11,842
2002	10 \| 0/10	12,118 \| 42/12,076
2001	14 \| 0/14	13,529 \| 36/13,493
2000	14 \| 0/14	14,346 \| 64/14,282
1999	8 \| 0/8	14,987 \| 56/14,931
1998	13 \| 0/13	13,471 \| 57/13,414
1997	14 \| 0/14	9,342 \| 63/9,279
1996	19 \| 0/19	7,227 \| 43/7,184
1995	11 \| 0/11	3,844 \| 20/3,824

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By Year

Year	Nels (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1994	12 \| 0/12	2,097 \| 17/2,080
1993	18 \| 0/18	1,520 \| 17/1,503
1992	17 \| 0/17	1,438 \| 14/1,424
1991	17 \| 0/17	1,328 \| 13/1,315
1990	23 \| 0/23	1,320 \| 9/1,311
1989	25 \| 0/25	1,255 \| 13/1,242
1988	15 \| 0/15	1,077 \| 12/1,065
1987	22 \| 0/22	1,004 \| 8/996
1986	22 \| 0/22	1,051 \| 12/1,039
1985	18 \| 0/18	1,109 \| 0/1,109

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By Year

Year	Nels (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1984	27 \| 0/27	1,254 \| 8/1,246
1983	20 \| 0/20	1,560 \| 18/1,542
1982	41 \| 0/41	1,831 \| 14/1,817
1981	31 \| 0/31	1,413 \| 13/1,400
1980	43 \| 0/43	933 \| 5/928
1979	28 \| 0/28	923 \| 10/913
1978	22 \| 0/22	698 \| 9/689
1977	27 \| 0/27	690 \| 7/683
1976	37 \| 0/37	543 \| 0/543
1975	21 \| 0/21	585 \| 5/580

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By Year

Year	Nels (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1974	29 \| 0/29	548 \| 0/548
1973	32 \| 0/32	492 \| 0/492
1972	23 \| 0/23	422 \| 0/422
1971	28 \| 0/28	478 \| 0/478
1970	29 \| 0/29	347 \| 7/340
1969	33 \| 0/33	247 \| 0/247
1968	24 \| 0/24	174 \| 0/174
1967	33 \| 0/33	154 \| 0/154
1966	41 \| 0/41	157 \| 0/157
1965	32 \| 0/32	120 \| 0/120

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By Year

Year	Nels (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1964	27 \| 0/27	138 \| 0/138
1963	38 \| 0/38	124 \| 0/124
1962	31 \| 0/31	140 \| 0/140
1961	46 \| 0/46	131 \| 5/126
1960	38 \| 0/38	139 \| 0/139
1959	43 \| 0/43	153 \| 0/153
1958	42 \| 0/42	137 \| 0/137
1957	43 \| 0/43	153 \| 0/153
1956	51 \| 0/51	138 \| 0/138
1955	55 \| 0/55	133 \| 0/133

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By Year

Year	Nels (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1954	36 \| 0/36	131 \| 0/131
1953	48 \| 0/48	161 \| 0/161
1952	46 \| 0/46	143 \| 0/143
1951	45 \| 0/45	154 \| 0/154
1950	45 \| 0/45	153 \| 0/153
1949	41 \| 0/41	149 \| 0/149
1948	36 \| 0/36	150 \| 0/150
1947	36 \| 0/36	156 \| 0/156
1946	46 \| 0/46	130 \| 0/130
1945	26 \| 0/26	133 \| 0/133

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By Year

Year	Nels (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1944	35 \| 0/35	157 \| 0/157
1943	36 \| 0/36	155 \| 0/155
1942	35 \| 0/35	182 \| 0/182
1941	23 \| 0/23	161 \| 0/161
1940	35 \| 0/35	150 \| 0/150
1939	31 \| 0/31	122 \| 0/122
1938	28 \| 0/28	145 \| 0/145
1937	38 \| 0/38	143 \| 0/143
1936	30 \| 0/30	147 \| 0/147
1935	26 \| 0/26	175 \| 0/175

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By Year

Year	Nels (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1934	32 \| 0/32	148 \| 0/148
1933	40 \| 0/40	173 \| 0/173
1932	24 \| 0/24	182 \| 0/182
1931	42 \| 0/42	186 \| 6/180
1930	26 \| 0/26	191 \| 0/191
1929	26 \| 0/26	197 \| 0/197
1928	32 \| 0/32	174 \| 0/174
1927	52 \| 0/52	236 \| 0/236
1926	39 \| 0/39	235 \| 0/235
1925	47 \| 0/47	219 \| 0/219

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By Year

Year	Nels (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1924	37 \| 0/37	239 \| 0/239
1923	38 \| 0/38	259 \| 0/259
1922	38 \| 0/38	236 \| 0/236
1921	45 \| 0/45	247 \| 0/247
1920	44 \| 0/44	242 \| 0/242
1919	34 \| 0/34	253 \| 0/253
1918	65 \| 0/65	247 \| 0/247
1917	46 \| 0/46	219 \| 0/219
1916	58 \| 0/58	229 \| 0/229
1915	56 \| 0/56	189 \| 0/189

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By Year

Year	Nels (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1914	45 \| 0/45	171 \| 0/171
1913	39 \| 0/39	141 \| 0/141
1912	30 \| 0/30	116 \| 0/116
1911	18 \| 0/18	82 \| 0/82
1910	11 \| 0/11	87 \| 0/87
1909	11 \| 0/11	62 \| 0/62
1908	13 \| 0/13	68 \| 0/68
1907	16 \| 0/16	61 \| 0/61
1906	11 \| 0/11	60 \| 0/60
1905	14 \| 0/14	60 \| 0/60

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By Year

Year	Nels (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1904	7 \| 0/7	46 \| 0/46
1903	9 \| 0/9	48 \| 0/48
1902	14 \| 0/14	69 \| 0/69
1901	8 \| 0/8	56 \| 0/56
1900	8 \| 0/8	92 \| 0/92
1899	14 \| 0/14	47 \| 0/47
1898	19 \| 0/19	68 \| 0/68
1897	14 \| 0/14	58 \| 0/58
1896	21 \| 0/21	69 \| 0/69
1895	20 \| 0/20	72 \| 0/72

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By Year

Year	Nels (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1894	20 \| 0/20	74 \| 0/74
1893	32 \| 0/32	69 \| 0/69
1892	19 \| 0/19	79 \| 0/79
1891	18 \| 0/18	76 \| 0/76
1890	15 \| 0/15	74 \| 0/74
1889	17 \| 0/17	85 \| 0/85
1888	32 \| 0/32	83 \| 0/83
1887	19 \| 0/19	94 \| 0/94
1886	15 \| 0/15	90 \| 0/90
1885	20 \| 0/20	76 \| 0/76

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By Year

Year	Nels (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1884	32 \| 0/32	94 \| 0/94
1883	19 \| 0/19	81 \| 0/81
1882	26 \| 0/26	108 \| 0/108
1881	18 \| 0/18	81 \| 0/81
1880	12 \| 0/12	103 \| 0/103