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Pamela vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Pamela James

By Year

Year	Pamela (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	88 \| 88/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	102 \| 102/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	95 \| 95/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	112 \| 112/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	123 \| 123/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	146 \| 146/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	136 \| 136/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	155 \| 155/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	183 \| 183/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	167 \| 167/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Pamela (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	185 \| 185/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	205 \| 205/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	215 \| 215/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	266 \| 266/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	258 \| 258/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	331 \| 331/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	455 \| 455/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	516 \| 516/0	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	568 \| 568/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	457 \| 457/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Pamela (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	545 \| 540/5	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	673 \| 673/0	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	530 \| 530/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	578 \| 578/0	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	607 \| 607/0	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	660 \| 655/5	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	714 \| 714/0	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	770 \| 770/0	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	814 \| 814/0	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	687 \| 687/0	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Pamela (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	748 \| 748/0	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	813 \| 806/7	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	925 \| 920/5	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	1,092 \| 1,085/7	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	1,205 \| 1,194/11	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	1,343 \| 1,331/12	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	1,517 \| 1,510/7	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	1,794 \| 1,783/11	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	2,023 \| 2,016/7	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	2,480 \| 2,469/11	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Pamela (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	2,650 \| 2,642/8	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	3,040 \| 3,030/10	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	3,562 \| 3,546/16	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	3,894 \| 3,882/12	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	3,542 \| 3,535/7	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	3,378 \| 3,365/13	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	2,698 \| 2,690/8	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	2,845 \| 2,831/14	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	3,384 \| 3,364/20	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	4,194 \| 4,177/17	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Pamela (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	5,293 \| 5,272/21	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	5,833 \| 5,813/20	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	7,492 \| 7,471/21	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	10,192 \| 10,149/43	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	12,957 \| 12,906/51	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	13,416 \| 13,356/60	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	14,072 \| 14,032/40	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	15,417 \| 15,368/49	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	16,288 \| 16,250/38	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	17,504 \| 17,468/36	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Pamela (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	19,864 \| 19,824/40	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	20,651 \| 20,588/63	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	21,306 \| 21,271/35	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	21,738 \| 21,690/48	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	22,144 \| 22,091/53	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	24,750 \| 24,712/38	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	25,338 \| 25,280/58	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	25,062 \| 25,014/48	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	26,968 \| 26,927/41	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	26,727 \| 26,689/38	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Pamela (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	27,399 \| 27,362/37	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	25,791 \| 25,759/32	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	20,911 \| 20,880/31	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	18,597 \| 18,570/27	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	16,229 \| 16,202/27	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	15,155 \| 15,132/23	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	14,309 \| 14,281/28	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	12,426 \| 12,398/28	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	9,392 \| 9,367/25	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	6,183 \| 6,169/14	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Pamela (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	6,227 \| 6,204/23	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	4,860 \| 4,839/21	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	2,641 \| 2,632/9	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	1,475 \| 1,468/7	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	631 \| 631/0	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	337 \| 337/0	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	314 \| 314/0	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	264 \| 264/0	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	220 \| 220/0	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	194 \| 194/0	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Pamela (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	147 \| 147/0	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	108 \| 108/0	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	96 \| 96/0	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	99 \| 99/0	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	94 \| 94/0	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	110 \| 110/0	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	100 \| 100/0	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	67 \| 67/0	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	76 \| 76/0	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	75 \| 75/0	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Pamela (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	51 \| 51/0	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	50 \| 50/0	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	38 \| 38/0	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	33 \| 33/0	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	27 \| 27/0	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	22 \| 22/0	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	18 \| 18/0	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	17 \| 17/0	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	12 \| 12/0	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	22 \| 22/0	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Pamela (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	13 \| 13/0	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	16 \| 16/0	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	17 \| 17/0	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	8 \| 8/0	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	5 \| 5/0	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	0 \| 0/0	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	0 \| 0/0	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	0 \| 0/0	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	6 \| 6/0	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	0 \| 0/0	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

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

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By Year

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

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By Year

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