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Opal vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Opal James

By Year

Year	Opal (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	694 \| 694/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	629 \| 629/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	595 \| 595/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	561 \| 561/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	445 \| 445/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	427 \| 427/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	337 \| 337/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	321 \| 321/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	261 \| 261/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	233 \| 233/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Opal (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	183 \| 183/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	125 \| 125/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	105 \| 105/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	93 \| 93/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	82 \| 82/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	77 \| 77/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	87 \| 87/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	69 \| 69/0	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	79 \| 79/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	42 \| 42/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Opal (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	60 \| 60/0	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	39 \| 39/0	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	38 \| 38/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	36 \| 36/0	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	32 \| 32/0	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	24 \| 24/0	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	39 \| 39/0	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	35 \| 35/0	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	27 \| 27/0	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	20 \| 20/0	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Opal (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	29 \| 29/0	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	34 \| 34/0	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	29 \| 29/0	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	31 \| 31/0	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	36 \| 36/0	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	37 \| 37/0	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	49 \| 49/0	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	53 \| 53/0	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	55 \| 55/0	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	49 \| 49/0	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Opal (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	49 \| 49/0	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	52 \| 52/0	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	56 \| 56/0	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	63 \| 63/0	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	64 \| 64/0	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	78 \| 78/0	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	70 \| 70/0	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	64 \| 64/0	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	82 \| 82/0	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	65 \| 65/0	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Opal (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	73 \| 73/0	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	63 \| 63/0	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	64 \| 64/0	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	80 \| 80/0	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	65 \| 65/0	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	71 \| 71/0	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	74 \| 74/0	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	74 \| 74/0	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	72 \| 72/0	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	87 \| 87/0	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Opal (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	88 \| 88/0	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	97 \| 97/0	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	99 \| 99/0	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	102 \| 102/0	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	133 \| 133/0	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	118 \| 118/0	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	113 \| 113/0	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	155 \| 155/0	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	152 \| 152/0	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	186 \| 186/0	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Opal (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	170 \| 170/0	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	193 \| 193/0	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	201 \| 201/0	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	217 \| 217/0	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	207 \| 207/0	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	271 \| 271/0	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	260 \| 260/0	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	356 \| 356/0	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	330 \| 330/0	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	337 \| 337/0	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Opal (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	405 \| 400/5	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	436 \| 436/0	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	453 \| 447/6	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	434 \| 434/0	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	521 \| 521/0	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	565 \| 557/8	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	591 \| 579/12	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	630 \| 620/10	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	719 \| 706/13	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	787 \| 777/10	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Opal (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	906 \| 892/14	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	936 \| 931/5	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	1,069 \| 1,052/17	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	1,105 \| 1,088/17	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	1,340 \| 1,327/13	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	1,470 \| 1,452/18	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	1,618 \| 1,591/27	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	1,759 \| 1,738/21	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	2,050 \| 2,027/23	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	2,131 \| 2,108/23	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Opal (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	2,309 \| 2,284/25	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	2,391 \| 2,365/26	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	2,593 \| 2,562/31	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	2,743 \| 2,713/30	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	2,733 \| 2,702/31	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	2,677 \| 2,652/25	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	2,886 \| 2,847/39	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	2,572 \| 2,541/31	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	2,672 \| 2,636/36	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	2,510 \| 2,482/28	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Opal (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	1,918 \| 1,893/25	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	1,651 \| 1,629/22	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	1,485 \| 1,465/20	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	1,205 \| 1,190/15	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	1,066 \| 1,051/15	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	1,036 \| 1,028/8	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	965 \| 955/10	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	900 \| 889/11	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	727 \| 718/9	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	702 \| 702/0	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Opal (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	627 \| 621/6	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	548 \| 542/6	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	506 \| 498/8	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	413 \| 406/7	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	432 \| 432/0	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	278 \| 278/0	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	262 \| 262/0	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	235 \| 230/5	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	193 \| 186/7	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	158 \| 158/0	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Opal (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	164 \| 164/0	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	123 \| 123/0	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	107 \| 107/0	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	78 \| 78/0	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	80 \| 80/0	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	67 \| 67/0	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	52 \| 52/0	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	40 \| 40/0	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	28 \| 28/0	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	31 \| 31/0	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Opal (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	28 \| 28/0	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	16 \| 16/0	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	13 \| 13/0	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	14 \| 14/0	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	5 \| 5/0	5,949 \| 22/5,927