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Sheila vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Sheila James

By Year

Year	Sheila (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	97 \| 97/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	102 \| 102/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	127 \| 127/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	115 \| 115/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	131 \| 131/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	90 \| 90/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	96 \| 96/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	104 \| 104/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	114 \| 114/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	124 \| 124/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Sheila (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	161 \| 161/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	145 \| 145/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	145 \| 145/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	183 \| 183/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	186 \| 186/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	170 \| 170/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	224 \| 224/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	271 \| 271/0	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	279 \| 279/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	240 \| 240/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Sheila (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	315 \| 315/0	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	303 \| 303/0	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	340 \| 340/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	383 \| 383/0	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	343 \| 343/0	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	353 \| 353/0	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	348 \| 348/0	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	309 \| 309/0	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	378 \| 378/0	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	395 \| 395/0	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Sheila (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	419 \| 419/0	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	543 \| 543/0	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	642 \| 642/0	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	633 \| 633/0	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	626 \| 626/0	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	666 \| 658/8	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	718 \| 711/7	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	800 \| 800/0	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	985 \| 979/6	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	1,012 \| 1,012/0	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Sheila (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	908 \| 908/0	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	951 \| 946/5	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	1,105 \| 1,099/6	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	1,221 \| 1,214/7	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	1,219 \| 1,214/5	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	1,374 \| 1,369/5	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	1,421 \| 1,414/7	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	1,664 \| 1,656/8	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	1,883 \| 1,871/12	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	2,107 \| 2,099/8	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Sheila (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	2,449 \| 2,438/11	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	3,008 \| 2,999/9	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	3,403 \| 3,394/9	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	4,347 \| 4,333/14	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	4,947 \| 4,937/10	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	5,261 \| 5,245/16	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	5,746 \| 5,730/16	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	6,353 \| 6,326/27	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	7,224 \| 7,208/16	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	7,930 \| 7,902/28	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Sheila (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	8,492 \| 8,473/19	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	8,727 \| 8,706/21	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	8,806 \| 8,777/29	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	7,819 \| 7,800/19	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	7,928 \| 7,908/20	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	8,007 \| 7,985/22	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	7,308 \| 7,289/19	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	7,781 \| 7,764/17	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	7,890 \| 7,872/18	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	7,668 \| 7,661/7	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Sheila (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	7,216 \| 7,202/14	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	6,981 \| 6,964/17	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	6,231 \| 6,218/13	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	5,910 \| 5,897/13	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	5,337 \| 5,322/15	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	4,786 \| 4,774/12	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	5,032 \| 5,022/10	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	5,107 \| 5,095/12	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	4,714 \| 4,706/8	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	3,185 \| 3,178/7	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Sheila (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	2,680 \| 2,665/15	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	3,076 \| 3,063/13	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	2,986 \| 2,973/13	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	2,341 \| 2,341/0	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	1,923 \| 1,923/0	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	1,965 \| 1,957/8	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	1,795 \| 1,784/11	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	1,585 \| 1,573/12	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	1,319 \| 1,312/7	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	1,332 \| 1,326/6	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Sheila (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	787 \| 781/6	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	737 \| 737/0	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	609 \| 609/0	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	538 \| 538/0	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	341 \| 341/0	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	337 \| 332/5	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	242 \| 242/0	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	233 \| 233/0	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	210 \| 210/0	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	214 \| 214/0	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Sheila (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	162 \| 162/0	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	139 \| 139/0	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	120 \| 120/0	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	110 \| 110/0	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	91 \| 91/0	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	69 \| 69/0	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	76 \| 76/0	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	59 \| 59/0	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	45 \| 45/0	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	42 \| 42/0	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Sheila (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	31 \| 31/0	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	18 \| 18/0	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	20 \| 20/0	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	18 \| 18/0	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	10 \| 10/0	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	13 \| 13/0	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	11 \| 11/0	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	9 \| 9/0	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	0 \| 0/0	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	0 \| 0/0	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

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

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By Year

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

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By Year

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