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Riley vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Riley James

By Year

Year	Riley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	6,211 \| 4,644/1,567	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	6,268 \| 4,637/1,631	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	6,505 \| 4,906/1,599	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	6,667 \| 5,219/1,448	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	6,706 \| 5,338/1,368	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	7,083 \| 5,710/1,373	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	7,479 \| 6,009/1,470	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	7,837 \| 6,366/1,471	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	8,887 \| 7,159/1,728	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	7,831 \| 5,738/2,093	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Riley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	7,244 \| 4,798/2,446	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	7,500 \| 4,941/2,559	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	7,723 \| 4,833/2,890	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	8,505 \| 5,043/3,462	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	9,192 \| 5,543/3,649	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	9,427 \| 5,636/3,791	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	9,904 \| 5,773/4,131	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	9,185 \| 5,212/3,973	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	9,452 \| 5,056/4,396	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	9,237 \| 5,127/4,110	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Riley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	9,092 \| 4,982/4,110	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	8,320 \| 4,243/4,077	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	7,865 \| 3,906/3,959	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	6,697 \| 3,044/3,653	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	5,973 \| 2,552/3,421	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	5,282 \| 2,312/2,970	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	4,890 \| 1,877/3,013	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	4,502 \| 1,669/2,833	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	3,543 \| 1,150/2,393	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	2,888 \| 969/1,919	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Riley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	2,344 \| 756/1,588	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	1,931 \| 553/1,378	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	1,491 \| 424/1,067	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	1,151 \| 286/865	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	1,052 \| 238/814	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	844 \| 169/675	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	653 \| 124/529	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	564 \| 88/476	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	502 \| 99/403	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	398 \| 64/334	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Riley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	274 \| 22/252	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	262 \| 37/225	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	234 \| 36/198	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	206 \| 25/181	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	184 \| 20/164	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	178 \| 16/162	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	180 \| 13/167	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	126 \| 10/116	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	113 \| 7/106	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	118 \| 11/107	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Riley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	93 \| 8/85	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	97 \| 7/90	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	85 \| 0/85	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	96 \| 0/96	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	78 \| 0/78	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	79 \| 0/79	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	99 \| 5/94	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	73 \| 0/73	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	93 \| 0/93	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	79 \| 6/73	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Riley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	106 \| 0/106	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	99 \| 0/99	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	112 \| 0/112	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	102 \| 0/102	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	107 \| 0/107	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	113 \| 0/113	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	115 \| 0/115	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	147 \| 6/141	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	134 \| 0/134	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	130 \| 0/130	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Riley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	166 \| 0/166	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	164 \| 0/164	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	170 \| 7/163	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	151 \| 5/146	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	152 \| 0/152	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	170 \| 0/170	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	179 \| 0/179	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	192 \| 6/186	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	166 \| 0/166	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	139 \| 0/139	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Riley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	171 \| 0/171	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	176 \| 5/171	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	162 \| 5/157	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	179 \| 5/174	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	150 \| 0/150	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	139 \| 0/139	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	141 \| 0/141	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	145 \| 6/139	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	156 \| 0/156	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	156 \| 0/156	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Riley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	156 \| 0/156	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	153 \| 0/153	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	131 \| 0/131	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	137 \| 0/137	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	167 \| 5/162	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	169 \| 6/163	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	168 \| 0/168	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	162 \| 0/162	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	179 \| 0/179	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	165 \| 0/165	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Riley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	168 \| 0/168	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	179 \| 5/174	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	163 \| 0/163	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	160 \| 0/160	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	166 \| 0/166	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	194 \| 0/194	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	174 \| 0/174	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	139 \| 0/139	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	166 \| 0/166	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	142 \| 0/142	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Riley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	101 \| 0/101	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	97 \| 0/97	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	87 \| 0/87	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	47 \| 0/47	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	63 \| 0/63	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	49 \| 0/49	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	42 \| 0/42	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	40 \| 0/40	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	37 \| 0/37	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	34 \| 0/34	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Riley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	32 \| 0/32	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	29 \| 0/29	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	37 \| 0/37	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	30 \| 0/30	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	53 \| 0/53	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	35 \| 0/35	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	39 \| 0/39	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	44 \| 0/44	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	39 \| 0/39	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	49 \| 0/49	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Riley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	38 \| 0/38	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	36 \| 0/36	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	39 \| 0/39	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	28 \| 0/28	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	39 \| 0/39	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	44 \| 0/44	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	37 \| 0/37	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	46 \| 0/46	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	39 \| 0/39	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	58 \| 0/58	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Riley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	47 \| 0/47	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	45 \| 0/45	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	54 \| 0/54	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	47 \| 0/47	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	41 \| 0/41	5,949 \| 22/5,927