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Ruby vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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By Year

Year	Ruby (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	3,535 \| 3,517/18	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	3,369 \| 3,356/13	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	3,638 \| 3,619/19	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	3,610 \| 3,596/14	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	3,349 \| 3,339/10	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	3,746 \| 3,738/8	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	3,596 \| 3,590/6	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	3,593 \| 3,587/6	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	3,855 \| 3,847/8	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	3,467 \| 3,467/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Ruby (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	3,429 \| 3,429/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	3,329 \| 3,319/10	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	2,925 \| 2,918/7	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	2,775 \| 2,769/6	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	2,802 \| 2,797/5	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	3,024 \| 3,019/5	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	3,025 \| 3,020/5	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	2,908 \| 2,900/8	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	2,593 \| 2,582/11	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	2,472 \| 2,472/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Ruby (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	2,120 \| 2,120/0	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	1,718 \| 1,707/11	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	1,579 \| 1,579/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	1,372 \| 1,365/7	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	1,273 \| 1,266/7	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	1,215 \| 1,209/6	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	1,218 \| 1,207/11	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	1,045 \| 1,040/5	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	995 \| 985/10	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	1,066 \| 1,053/13	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Ruby (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	1,046 \| 1,031/15	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	1,056 \| 1,033/23	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	1,056 \| 1,040/16	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	1,021 \| 1,004/17	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	975 \| 954/21	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	788 \| 765/23	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	642 \| 621/21	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	642 \| 631/11	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	567 \| 558/9	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	605 \| 593/12	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Ruby (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	609 \| 595/14	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	603 \| 591/12	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	636 \| 622/14	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	689 \| 677/12	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	670 \| 659/11	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	669 \| 661/8	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	636 \| 628/8	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	607 \| 601/6	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	624 \| 616/8	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	638 \| 628/10	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Ruby (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	607 \| 601/6	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	645 \| 635/10	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	647 \| 638/9	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	742 \| 730/12	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	704 \| 695/9	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	688 \| 681/7	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	650 \| 639/11	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	756 \| 745/11	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	820 \| 807/13	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	997 \| 985/12	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Ruby (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	1,127 \| 1,113/14	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	1,393 \| 1,382/11	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	1,158 \| 1,148/10	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	1,287 \| 1,278/9	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	1,402 \| 1,387/15	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	1,509 \| 1,501/8	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	1,649 \| 1,639/10	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	1,788 \| 1,783/5	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	2,014 \| 1,992/22	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	2,022 \| 2,009/13	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Ruby (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	2,161 \| 2,143/18	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	2,362 \| 2,342/20	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	2,395 \| 2,375/20	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	2,367 \| 2,351/16	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	2,435 \| 2,414/21	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	2,600 \| 2,577/23	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	2,907 \| 2,894/13	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	3,092 \| 3,069/23	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	3,083 \| 3,050/33	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	2,926 \| 2,904/22	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Ruby (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	3,217 \| 3,190/27	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	3,498 \| 3,470/28	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	3,547 \| 3,519/28	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	3,606 \| 3,581/25	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	3,665 \| 3,619/46	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	3,743 \| 3,712/31	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	3,990 \| 3,941/49	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	4,342 \| 4,289/53	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	4,274 \| 4,226/48	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	4,822 \| 4,765/57	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Ruby (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	5,030 \| 4,977/53	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	4,998 \| 4,944/54	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	5,522 \| 5,469/53	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	5,394 \| 5,331/63	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	6,055 \| 5,993/62	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	6,216 \| 6,152/64	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	6,746 \| 6,692/54	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	7,345 \| 7,264/81	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	7,534 \| 7,476/58	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	7,908 \| 7,843/65	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Ruby (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	8,472 \| 8,406/66	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	8,291 \| 8,232/59	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	8,058 \| 8,003/55	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	8,407 \| 8,333/74	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	8,412 \| 8,336/76	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	8,390 \| 8,334/56	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	8,213 \| 8,134/79	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	7,713 \| 7,662/51	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	7,750 \| 7,686/64	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	7,295 \| 7,237/58	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Ruby (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	5,668 \| 5,625/43	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	4,963 \| 4,913/50	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	4,503 \| 4,452/51	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	3,401 \| 3,372/29	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	2,916 \| 2,893/23	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	2,539 \| 2,524/15	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	2,238 \| 2,229/9	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	2,136 \| 2,113/23	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	1,989 \| 1,962/27	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	1,900 \| 1,885/15	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Ruby (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	1,722 \| 1,701/21	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	1,557 \| 1,538/19	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	1,472 \| 1,458/14	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	1,238 \| 1,225/13	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	1,562 \| 1,540/22	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	1,114 \| 1,103/11	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	1,206 \| 1,191/15	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	1,036 \| 1,025/11	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	1,012 \| 994/18	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	973 \| 954/19	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Ruby (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	887 \| 874/13	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	778 \| 769/9	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	703 \| 695/8	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	565 \| 554/11	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	545 \| 540/5	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	527 \| 522/5	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	457 \| 445/12	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	318 \| 309/9	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	306 \| 301/5	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	277 \| 272/5	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Ruby (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	244 \| 244/0	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	163 \| 163/0	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	136 \| 136/0	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	119 \| 119/0	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	98 \| 92/6	5,949 \| 22/5,927