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Selma vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Selma James

By Year

Year	Selma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	61 \| 61/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	74 \| 74/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	63 \| 63/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	63 \| 63/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	82 \| 82/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	87 \| 87/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	79 \| 79/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	88 \| 88/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	95 \| 95/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	88 \| 88/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Selma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	109 \| 109/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	82 \| 82/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	72 \| 72/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	96 \| 96/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	86 \| 86/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	87 \| 87/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	90 \| 90/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	100 \| 100/0	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	103 \| 103/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	117 \| 117/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Selma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	118 \| 118/0	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	96 \| 96/0	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	74 \| 74/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	90 \| 90/0	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	81 \| 81/0	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	70 \| 70/0	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	64 \| 64/0	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	54 \| 54/0	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	42 \| 42/0	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	32 \| 32/0	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Selma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	22 \| 22/0	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	17 \| 17/0	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	32 \| 32/0	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	30 \| 30/0	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	35 \| 35/0	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	24 \| 24/0	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	26 \| 26/0	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	19 \| 19/0	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	27 \| 27/0	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	11 \| 11/0	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Selma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	19 \| 19/0	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	19 \| 19/0	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	27 \| 27/0	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	28 \| 28/0	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	25 \| 25/0	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	19 \| 19/0	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	22 \| 22/0	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	26 \| 26/0	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	20 \| 20/0	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	22 \| 22/0	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Selma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	17 \| 17/0	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	26 \| 26/0	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	23 \| 23/0	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	37 \| 37/0	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	40 \| 40/0	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	35 \| 35/0	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	34 \| 34/0	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	40 \| 40/0	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	54 \| 54/0	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	91 \| 91/0	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Selma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	63 \| 63/0	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	66 \| 66/0	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	89 \| 89/0	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	121 \| 116/5	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	93 \| 93/0	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	91 \| 91/0	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	95 \| 90/5	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	105 \| 105/0	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	115 \| 115/0	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	113 \| 113/0	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Selma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	112 \| 104/8	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	118 \| 118/0	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	107 \| 102/5	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	126 \| 121/5	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	102 \| 102/0	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	120 \| 120/0	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	135 \| 129/6	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	140 \| 140/0	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	143 \| 138/5	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	111 \| 102/9	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Selma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	134 \| 128/6	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	122 \| 122/0	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	159 \| 159/0	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	149 \| 144/5	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	156 \| 150/6	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	163 \| 156/7	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	194 \| 188/6	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	231 \| 225/6	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	250 \| 243/7	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	220 \| 212/8	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Selma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	264 \| 264/0	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	301 \| 296/5	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	336 \| 326/10	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	432 \| 420/12	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	559 \| 550/9	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	569 \| 563/6	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	609 \| 598/11	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	680 \| 669/11	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	680 \| 671/9	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	678 \| 668/10	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Selma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	742 \| 735/7	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	711 \| 703/8	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	701 \| 692/9	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	713 \| 704/9	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	768 \| 768/0	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	696 \| 682/14	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	811 \| 798/13	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	795 \| 786/9	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	728 \| 718/10	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	753 \| 741/12	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Selma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	601 \| 587/14	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	460 \| 455/5	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	393 \| 387/6	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	327 \| 321/6	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	299 \| 293/6	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	256 \| 250/6	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	262 \| 257/5	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	231 \| 231/0	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	252 \| 252/0	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	224 \| 224/0	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Selma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	231 \| 231/0	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	218 \| 218/0	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	252 \| 252/0	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	242 \| 242/0	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	239 \| 239/0	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	206 \| 206/0	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	229 \| 229/0	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	183 \| 183/0	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	238 \| 238/0	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	208 \| 208/0	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Selma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	212 \| 212/0	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	211 \| 211/0	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	209 \| 209/0	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	206 \| 206/0	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	165 \| 165/0	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	133 \| 133/0	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	139 \| 139/0	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	97 \| 97/0	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	91 \| 91/0	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	68 \| 68/0	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Selma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	63 \| 63/0	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	80 \| 80/0	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	54 \| 54/0	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	47 \| 47/0	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	36 \| 36/0	5,949 \| 22/5,927