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Samantha vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Samantha James

By Year

Year	Samantha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	2,221 \| 2,221/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	2,368 \| 2,368/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	2,603 \| 2,603/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	2,599 \| 2,599/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	2,955 \| 2,955/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	3,369 \| 3,369/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	3,923 \| 3,923/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	4,337 \| 4,332/5	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	4,960 \| 4,955/5	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	5,354 \| 5,347/7	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Samantha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	5,747 \| 5,735/12	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	6,523 \| 6,516/7	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	6,945 \| 6,937/8	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	7,398 \| 7,398/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	8,427 \| 8,410/17	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	9,684 \| 9,667/17	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	11,204 \| 11,190/14	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	11,890 \| 11,883/7	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	12,488 \| 12,470/18	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	13,659 \| 13,642/17	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Samantha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	13,826 \| 13,787/39	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	13,881 \| 13,869/12	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	14,694 \| 14,671/23	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	15,883 \| 15,867/16	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	17,285 \| 17,264/21	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	19,078 \| 19,043/35	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	20,222 \| 20,194/28	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	20,189 \| 20,170/19	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	20,586 \| 20,551/35	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	21,679 \| 21,645/34	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Samantha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	22,855 \| 22,824/31	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	23,702 \| 23,668/34	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	24,447 \| 24,409/38	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	25,697 \| 25,648/49	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	25,926 \| 25,868/58	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	24,912 \| 24,792/120	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	20,771 \| 20,700/71	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	18,015 \| 17,944/71	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	14,146 \| 14,092/54	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	10,691 \| 10,658/33	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Samantha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	8,061 \| 8,038/23	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	7,736 \| 7,704/32	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	6,790 \| 6,768/22	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	5,533 \| 5,517/16	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	4,925 \| 4,913/12	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	4,478 \| 4,462/16	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	3,906 \| 3,888/18	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	3,293 \| 3,286/7	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	3,363 \| 3,348/15	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	2,846 \| 2,834/12	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Samantha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	2,263 \| 2,251/12	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	2,129 \| 2,119/10	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	2,228 \| 2,221/7	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	2,224 \| 2,209/15	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	2,304 \| 2,295/9	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	2,432 \| 2,422/10	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	2,341 \| 2,335/6	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	1,805 \| 1,805/0	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	1,793 \| 1,793/0	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	1,969 \| 1,961/8	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Samantha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	415 \| 415/0	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	71 \| 71/0	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	74 \| 74/0	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	72 \| 72/0	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	81 \| 81/0	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	111 \| 111/0	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	109 \| 109/0	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	38 \| 38/0	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	29 \| 29/0	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	27 \| 27/0	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Samantha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	30 \| 30/0	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	31 \| 31/0	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	38 \| 38/0	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	38 \| 38/0	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	35 \| 35/0	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	44 \| 44/0	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	40 \| 40/0	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	30 \| 30/0	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	33 \| 33/0	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	31 \| 31/0	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Samantha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	24 \| 24/0	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	27 \| 27/0	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	24 \| 24/0	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	20 \| 20/0	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	19 \| 19/0	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	23 \| 23/0	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	17 \| 17/0	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	23 \| 23/0	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	20 \| 20/0	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	22 \| 22/0	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Samantha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	15 \| 15/0	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	15 \| 15/0	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	16 \| 16/0	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	10 \| 10/0	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	14 \| 14/0	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	14 \| 14/0	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	14 \| 14/0	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	11 \| 11/0	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	9 \| 9/0	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	19 \| 19/0	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Samantha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	15 \| 15/0	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	22 \| 22/0	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	28 \| 28/0	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	28 \| 28/0	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	26 \| 26/0	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	23 \| 23/0	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	17 \| 17/0	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	23 \| 23/0	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	20 \| 20/0	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	20 \| 20/0	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Samantha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	20 \| 20/0	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	13 \| 13/0	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	20 \| 20/0	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	15 \| 15/0	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	10 \| 10/0	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	10 \| 10/0	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	13 \| 13/0	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	16 \| 16/0	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	13 \| 13/0	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	12 \| 12/0	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Samantha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	8 \| 8/0	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	5 \| 5/0	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	15 \| 15/0	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	16 \| 16/0	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	27 \| 27/0	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	15 \| 15/0	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	21 \| 21/0	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	13 \| 13/0	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	18 \| 18/0	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	16 \| 16/0	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Samantha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	16 \| 16/0	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	20 \| 20/0	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	20 \| 20/0	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	20 \| 20/0	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	15 \| 15/0	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	14 \| 14/0	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	18 \| 18/0	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	16 \| 16/0	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	13 \| 13/0	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	17 \| 17/0	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Samantha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	16 \| 16/0	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	17 \| 17/0	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	15 \| 15/0	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	12 \| 12/0	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	21 \| 21/0	5,949 \| 22/5,927