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Shelby vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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By Year

Year	Shelby (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	495 \| 445/50	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	496 \| 447/49	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	544 \| 503/41	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	590 \| 556/34	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	655 \| 606/49	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	663 \| 634/29	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	767 \| 738/29	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	870 \| 836/34	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	1,023 \| 985/38	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	1,112 \| 1,080/32	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Shelby (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	1,149 \| 1,114/35	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	1,286 \| 1,239/47	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	1,493 \| 1,447/46	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	1,506 \| 1,462/44	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	1,726 \| 1,680/46	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	1,980 \| 1,935/45	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	2,223 \| 2,147/76	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	2,424 \| 2,351/73	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	2,691 \| 2,620/71	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	2,907 \| 2,839/68	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Shelby (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	3,075 \| 2,988/87	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	3,614 \| 3,537/77	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	4,069 \| 3,961/108	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	4,471 \| 4,370/101	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	4,690 \| 4,561/129	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	5,189 \| 5,018/171	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	6,058 \| 5,893/165	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	6,900 \| 6,701/199	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	8,255 \| 7,950/305	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	7,967 \| 7,632/335	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Shelby (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	7,907 \| 7,545/362	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	8,525 \| 8,122/403	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	9,849 \| 9,396/453	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	10,744 \| 10,220/524	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	3,871 \| 3,517/354	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	1,408 \| 1,203/205	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	1,065 \| 881/184	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	1,074 \| 898/176	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	1,072 \| 900/172	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	1,062 \| 885/177	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Shelby (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	1,190 \| 1,042/148	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	799 \| 642/157	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	560 \| 435/125	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	647 \| 512/135	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	616 \| 482/134	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	572 \| 428/144	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	651 \| 483/168	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	740 \| 553/187	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	751 \| 575/176	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	941 \| 746/195	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Shelby (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	983 \| 799/184	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	848 \| 677/171	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	927 \| 754/173	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	744 \| 556/188	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	559 \| 400/159	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	499 \| 326/173	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	463 \| 320/143	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	422 \| 293/129	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	460 \| 304/156	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	388 \| 274/114	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Shelby (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	434 \| 317/117	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	506 \| 370/136	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	487 \| 370/117	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	517 \| 386/131	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	467 \| 308/159	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	488 \| 357/131	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	510 \| 382/128	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	495 \| 367/128	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	477 \| 345/132	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	495 \| 344/151	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Shelby (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	463 \| 310/153	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	384 \| 262/122	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	360 \| 228/132	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	394 \| 232/162	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	391 \| 248/143	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	388 \| 241/147	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	426 \| 266/160	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	515 \| 369/146	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	568 \| 397/171	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	486 \| 333/153	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Shelby (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	528 \| 367/161	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	691 \| 491/200	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	758 \| 599/159	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	994 \| 826/168	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	1,182 \| 1,006/176	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	1,371 \| 1,164/207	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	1,928 \| 1,714/214	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	2,200 \| 1,997/203	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	1,222 \| 1,071/151	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	188 \| 67/121	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Shelby (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	150 \| 17/133	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	133 \| 18/115	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	124 \| 18/106	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	120 \| 11/109	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	111 \| 0/111	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	120 \| 10/110	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	116 \| 19/97	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	135 \| 11/124	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	120 \| 0/120	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	137 \| 9/128	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Shelby (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	117 \| 7/110	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	133 \| 7/126	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	138 \| 10/128	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	148 \| 12/136	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	156 \| 10/146	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	148 \| 7/141	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	118 \| 5/113	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	128 \| 9/119	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	110 \| 10/100	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	95 \| 5/90	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Shelby (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	89 \| 5/84	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	43 \| 5/38	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	48 \| 0/48	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	30 \| 0/30	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	29 \| 0/29	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	26 \| 0/26	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	31 \| 0/31	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	14 \| 0/14	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	29 \| 0/29	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	18 \| 0/18	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Shelby (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	12 \| 0/12	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	18 \| 0/18	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	11 \| 0/11	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	14 \| 0/14	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	20 \| 0/20	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	17 \| 0/17	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	22 \| 0/22	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	14 \| 0/14	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	14 \| 0/14	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	16 \| 0/16	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Shelby (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	14 \| 0/14	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	11 \| 0/11	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	19 \| 0/19	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	6 \| 0/6	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	11 \| 0/11	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	11 \| 0/11	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	15 \| 0/15	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	14 \| 0/14	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	9 \| 0/9	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	10 \| 0/10	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Shelby (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	16 \| 0/16	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	8 \| 0/8	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	13 \| 0/13	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	11 \| 0/11	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	8 \| 0/8	5,949 \| 22/5,927