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Palmer vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Palmer James

By Year

Year	Palmer (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	1,423 \| 1,221/202	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	1,372 \| 1,132/240	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	1,275 \| 1,075/200	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	1,218 \| 996/222	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	1,051 \| 888/163	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	840 \| 675/165	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	605 \| 433/172	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	426 \| 247/179	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	374 \| 241/133	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	314 \| 177/137	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Palmer (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	285 \| 173/112	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	246 \| 132/114	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	252 \| 138/114	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	161 \| 67/94	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	96 \| 13/83	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	111 \| 17/94	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	104 \| 20/84	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	133 \| 24/109	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	112 \| 14/98	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	90 \| 10/80	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Palmer (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	97 \| 11/86	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	82 \| 10/72	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	61 \| 7/54	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	66 \| 8/58	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	72 \| 7/65	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	71 \| 5/66	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	94 \| 12/82	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	61 \| 5/56	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	53 \| 9/44	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	43 \| 7/36	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Palmer (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	59 \| 8/51	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	46 \| 7/39	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	39 \| 8/31	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	36 \| 0/36	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	48 \| 0/48	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	41 \| 5/36	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	27 \| 0/27	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	19 \| 0/19	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	44 \| 8/36	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	25 \| 0/25	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Palmer (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	24 \| 0/24	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	15 \| 0/15	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	20 \| 0/20	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	29 \| 5/24	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	27 \| 0/27	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	13 \| 0/13	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	11 \| 0/11	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	19 \| 0/19	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	19 \| 0/19	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	18 \| 0/18	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Palmer (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	14 \| 0/14	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	15 \| 0/15	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	23 \| 0/23	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	27 \| 0/27	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	30 \| 0/30	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	25 \| 0/25	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	31 \| 7/24	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	37 \| 7/30	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	28 \| 0/28	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	30 \| 5/25	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Palmer (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	45 \| 7/38	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	26 \| 0/26	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	41 \| 0/41	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	52 \| 6/46	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	39 \| 6/33	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	48 \| 8/40	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	38 \| 0/38	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	54 \| 8/46	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	55 \| 6/49	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	61 \| 5/56	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Palmer (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	38 \| 5/33	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	44 \| 0/44	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	48 \| 0/48	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	42 \| 0/42	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	52 \| 13/39	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	69 \| 10/59	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	60 \| 6/54	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	67 \| 10/57	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	50 \| 0/50	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	47 \| 0/47	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Palmer (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	71 \| 5/66	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	79 \| 0/79	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	74 \| 0/74	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	76 \| 0/76	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	68 \| 0/68	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	60 \| 0/60	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	59 \| 0/59	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	73 \| 0/73	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	83 \| 0/83	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	91 \| 0/91	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Palmer (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	69 \| 0/69	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	100 \| 8/92	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	96 \| 7/89	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	92 \| 0/92	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	106 \| 5/101	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	115 \| 0/115	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	105 \| 0/105	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	99 \| 0/99	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	128 \| 9/119	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	138 \| 7/131	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Palmer (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	133 \| 7/126	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	145 \| 9/136	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	166 \| 6/160	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	169 \| 9/160	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	151 \| 7/144	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	140 \| 0/140	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	180 \| 7/173	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	146 \| 11/135	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	141 \| 5/136	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	140 \| 5/135	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Palmer (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	81 \| 0/81	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	92 \| 7/85	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	77 \| 5/72	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	42 \| 0/42	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	30 \| 5/25	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	29 \| 0/29	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	44 \| 7/37	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	22 \| 0/22	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	27 \| 0/27	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	19 \| 0/19	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Palmer (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	19 \| 0/19	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	22 \| 0/22	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	11 \| 0/11	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	20 \| 0/20	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	21 \| 0/21	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	10 \| 0/10	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	16 \| 0/16	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	23 \| 0/23	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	12 \| 0/12	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	13 \| 0/13	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Palmer (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	18 \| 0/18	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	15 \| 0/15	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	10 \| 0/10	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	15 \| 0/15	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	10 \| 0/10	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	8 \| 0/8	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	16 \| 0/16	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	13 \| 0/13	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	12 \| 0/12	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	8 \| 0/8	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Palmer (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	6 \| 0/6	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	0 \| 0/0	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	15 \| 0/15	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	8 \| 0/8	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	10 \| 0/10	5,949 \| 22/5,927