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Paula vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Paula James

By Year

Year	Paula (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	374 \| 374/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	407 \| 401/6	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	355 \| 349/6	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	338 \| 338/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	336 \| 331/5	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	373 \| 373/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	344 \| 344/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	324 \| 319/5	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	348 \| 348/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	319 \| 310/9	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Paula (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	267 \| 267/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	307 \| 307/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	385 \| 385/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	325 \| 325/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	332 \| 332/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	368 \| 362/6	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	453 \| 448/5	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	460 \| 455/5	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	431 \| 431/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	424 \| 416/8	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Paula (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	425 \| 419/6	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	356 \| 356/0	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	420 \| 415/5	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	420 \| 420/0	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	462 \| 454/8	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	446 \| 446/0	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	462 \| 457/5	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	504 \| 504/0	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	552 \| 552/0	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	561 \| 553/8	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Paula (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	631 \| 623/8	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	643 \| 630/13	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	781 \| 776/5	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	856 \| 849/7	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	950 \| 940/10	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	810 \| 794/16	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	825 \| 811/14	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	912 \| 903/9	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	892 \| 881/11	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	1,025 \| 1,015/10	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Paula (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	1,113 \| 1,102/11	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	1,174 \| 1,160/14	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	1,346 \| 1,328/18	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	1,493 \| 1,481/12	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	1,606 \| 1,598/8	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	1,704 \| 1,694/10	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	1,837 \| 1,827/10	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	2,055 \| 2,043/12	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	2,258 \| 2,251/7	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	2,669 \| 2,652/17	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Paula (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	3,079 \| 3,061/18	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	3,523 \| 3,504/19	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	4,273 \| 4,260/13	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	5,393 \| 5,378/15	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	6,077 \| 6,055/22	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	6,776 \| 6,754/22	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	7,661 \| 7,638/23	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	7,715 \| 7,692/23	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	7,870 \| 7,857/13	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	7,933 \| 7,914/19	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Paula (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	9,518 \| 9,501/17	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	10,178 \| 10,151/27	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	7,203 \| 7,193/10	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	7,765 \| 7,746/19	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	8,081 \| 8,065/16	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	8,080 \| 8,059/21	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	8,052 \| 8,025/27	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	8,559 \| 8,544/15	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	8,947 \| 8,925/22	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	9,598 \| 9,585/13	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Paula (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	9,698 \| 9,686/12	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	9,572 \| 9,557/15	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	8,583 \| 8,566/17	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	7,299 \| 7,291/8	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	6,640 \| 6,631/9	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	6,595 \| 6,577/18	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	6,610 \| 6,600/10	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	6,110 \| 6,102/8	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	4,737 \| 4,725/12	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	3,809 \| 3,798/11	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Paula (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	3,329 \| 3,315/14	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	3,059 \| 3,042/17	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	1,983 \| 1,974/9	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	1,540 \| 1,540/0	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	1,381 \| 1,372/9	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	1,353 \| 1,348/5	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	1,326 \| 1,318/8	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	1,212 \| 1,212/0	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	988 \| 982/6	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	774 \| 774/0	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Paula (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	770 \| 759/11	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	611 \| 611/0	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	658 \| 658/0	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	592 \| 585/7	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	623 \| 614/9	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	624 \| 619/5	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	558 \| 558/0	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	602 \| 602/0	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	546 \| 541/5	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	464 \| 464/0	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Paula (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	418 \| 418/0	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	378 \| 378/0	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	305 \| 305/0	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	326 \| 326/0	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	343 \| 343/0	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	245 \| 245/0	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	265 \| 265/0	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	308 \| 303/5	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	289 \| 289/0	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	228 \| 228/0	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Paula (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	184 \| 184/0	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	150 \| 150/0	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	164 \| 164/0	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	105 \| 105/0	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	89 \| 89/0	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	76 \| 76/0	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	83 \| 83/0	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	76 \| 76/0	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	89 \| 89/0	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	68 \| 68/0	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Paula (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	79 \| 79/0	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	57 \| 57/0	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	41 \| 41/0	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	50 \| 50/0	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	47 \| 47/0	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	40 \| 40/0	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	55 \| 55/0	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	45 \| 45/0	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	47 \| 47/0	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	37 \| 37/0	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Paula (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	34 \| 34/0	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	47 \| 47/0	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	40 \| 40/0	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	44 \| 44/0	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	35 \| 35/0	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	33 \| 33/0	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	27 \| 27/0	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	26 \| 26/0	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	21 \| 21/0	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	16 \| 16/0	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Paula (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	12 \| 12/0	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	19 \| 19/0	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	6 \| 6/0	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	9 \| 9/0	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	9 \| 9/0	5,949 \| 22/5,927