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Ralph vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Ralph James

By Year

Year	Ralph (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	182 \| 0/182	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	168 \| 0/168	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	183 \| 0/183	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	186 \| 0/186	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	180 \| 0/180	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	203 \| 0/203	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	219 \| 0/219	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	185 \| 0/185	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	205 \| 0/205	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	186 \| 0/186	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Ralph (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	193 \| 0/193	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	194 \| 0/194	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	180 \| 0/180	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	208 \| 0/208	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	205 \| 0/205	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	211 \| 0/211	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	248 \| 0/248	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	239 \| 0/239	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	278 \| 0/278	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	258 \| 0/258	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Ralph (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	270 \| 0/270	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	300 \| 0/300	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	314 \| 0/314	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	319 \| 0/319	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	342 \| 0/342	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	343 \| 0/343	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	333 \| 0/333	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	364 \| 0/364	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	415 \| 0/415	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	413 \| 0/413	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Ralph (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	422 \| 0/422	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	520 \| 0/520	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	499 \| 0/499	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	562 \| 0/562	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	608 \| 5/603	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	664 \| 0/664	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	634 \| 6/628	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	730 \| 6/724	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	734 \| 6/728	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	758 \| 5/753	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Ralph (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	781 \| 10/771	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	851 \| 5/846	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	949 \| 0/949	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	904 \| 6/898	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	1,047 \| 8/1,039	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	1,090 \| 10/1,080	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	1,091 \| 12/1,079	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	1,266 \| 13/1,253	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	1,169 \| 8/1,161	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	1,357 \| 14/1,343	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Ralph (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	1,378 \| 7/1,371	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	1,576 \| 18/1,558	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	1,687 \| 15/1,672	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	1,999 \| 10/1,989	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	2,270 \| 21/2,249	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	2,433 \| 17/2,416	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	2,346 \| 21/2,325	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	2,575 \| 22/2,553	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	2,807 \| 24/2,783	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	3,237 \| 12/3,225	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Ralph (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	3,578 \| 15/3,563	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	3,947 \| 16/3,931	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	4,197 \| 17/4,180	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	4,463 \| 23/4,440	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	4,786 \| 17/4,769	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	5,070 \| 19/5,051	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	5,475 \| 22/5,453	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	5,731 \| 23/5,708	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	6,064 \| 23/6,041	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	5,981 \| 16/5,965	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Ralph (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	6,328 \| 17/6,311	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	6,530 \| 17/6,513	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	6,486 \| 17/6,469	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	6,541 \| 16/6,525	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	6,421 \| 15/6,406	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	6,762 \| 14/6,748	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	6,935 \| 20/6,915	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	7,409 \| 20/7,389	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	6,608 \| 22/6,586	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	5,803 \| 18/5,785	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Ralph (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	6,288 \| 16/6,272	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	6,782 \| 11/6,771	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	6,652 \| 17/6,635	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	6,056 \| 15/6,041	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	5,865 \| 27/5,838	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	5,979 \| 21/5,958	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	6,033 \| 19/6,014	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	5,941 \| 19/5,922	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	6,057 \| 28/6,029	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	6,122 \| 32/6,090	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Ralph (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	6,316 \| 34/6,282	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	6,221 \| 36/6,185	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	6,759 \| 32/6,727	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	7,005 \| 45/6,960	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	7,679 \| 45/7,634	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	7,773 \| 58/7,715	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	8,156 \| 56/8,100	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	8,493 \| 59/8,434	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	8,499 \| 44/8,455	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	8,510 \| 43/8,467	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Ralph (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	8,810 \| 44/8,766	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	8,671 \| 42/8,629	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	8,540 \| 56/8,484	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	8,902 \| 42/8,860	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	8,598 \| 42/8,556	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	7,754 \| 45/7,709	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	8,192 \| 30/8,162	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	7,421 \| 30/7,391	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	7,117 \| 32/7,085	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	6,840 \| 24/6,816	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Ralph (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	5,022 \| 13/5,009	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	3,988 \| 25/3,963	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	3,449 \| 14/3,435	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	1,681 \| 7/1,674	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	1,285 \| 7/1,278	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	1,096 \| 5/1,091	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	1,144 \| 6/1,138	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	997 \| 0/997	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	989 \| 5/984	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	938 \| 0/938	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Ralph (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	899 \| 0/899	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	812 \| 5/807	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	873 \| 7/866	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	687 \| 5/682	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	896 \| 0/896	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	747 \| 5/742	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	803 \| 0/803	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	702 \| 5/697	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	746 \| 0/746	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	741 \| 5/736	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Ralph (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	697 \| 5/692	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	636 \| 0/636	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	725 \| 0/725	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	595 \| 8/587	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	592 \| 5/587	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	500 \| 5/495	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	553 \| 6/547	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	463 \| 0/463	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	440 \| 0/440	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	422 \| 0/422	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Ralph (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	469 \| 5/464	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	385 \| 0/385	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	407 \| 0/407	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	329 \| 0/329	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	317 \| 0/317	5,949 \| 22/5,927