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Shirley vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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By Year

Year	Shirley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	151 \| 151/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	139 \| 139/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	134 \| 134/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	105 \| 105/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	137 \| 137/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	148 \| 148/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	152 \| 152/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	185 \| 185/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	168 \| 168/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	181 \| 181/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Shirley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	202 \| 202/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	174 \| 174/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	176 \| 176/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	188 \| 188/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	178 \| 178/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	233 \| 233/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	304 \| 304/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	288 \| 288/0	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	249 \| 249/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	284 \| 284/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Shirley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	240 \| 240/0	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	313 \| 313/0	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	259 \| 259/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	305 \| 305/0	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	259 \| 259/0	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	231 \| 231/0	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	293 \| 293/0	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	333 \| 333/0	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	339 \| 339/0	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	343 \| 343/0	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Shirley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	380 \| 380/0	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	413 \| 406/7	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	454 \| 449/5	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	446 \| 446/0	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	472 \| 472/0	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	457 \| 457/0	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	468 \| 462/6	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	465 \| 459/6	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	440 \| 435/5	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	499 \| 494/5	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Shirley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	482 \| 477/5	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	516 \| 506/10	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	608 \| 601/7	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	579 \| 579/0	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	611 \| 603/8	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	678 \| 671/7	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	656 \| 647/9	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	777 \| 777/0	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	846 \| 834/12	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	881 \| 875/6	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Shirley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	1,022 \| 1,010/12	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	1,162 \| 1,155/7	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	1,347 \| 1,334/13	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	1,606 \| 1,588/18	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	1,648 \| 1,629/19	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	1,892 \| 1,867/25	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	2,155 \| 2,142/13	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	2,539 \| 2,508/31	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	2,955 \| 2,919/36	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	3,401 \| 3,370/31	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Shirley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	3,995 \| 3,968/27	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	4,412 \| 4,385/27	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	4,906 \| 4,870/36	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	5,674 \| 5,638/36	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	6,457 \| 6,410/47	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	7,325 \| 7,284/41	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	8,141 \| 8,088/53	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	8,917 \| 8,855/62	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	9,483 \| 9,429/54	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	9,807 \| 9,756/51	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Shirley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	10,974 \| 10,908/66	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	12,217 \| 12,149/68	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	12,596 \| 12,529/67	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	13,996 \| 13,918/78	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	15,973 \| 15,891/82	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	17,365 \| 17,282/83	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	16,193 \| 16,122/71	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	17,771 \| 17,647/124	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	18,014 \| 17,869/145	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	16,293 \| 16,150/143	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Shirley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	16,438 \| 16,310/128	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	18,002 \| 17,816/186	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	17,954 \| 17,749/205	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	17,129 \| 16,955/174	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	18,094 \| 17,880/214	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	20,683 \| 20,445/238	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	24,031 \| 23,766/265	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	27,160 \| 26,823/337	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	35,543 \| 35,162/381	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	42,800 \| 42,365/435	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Shirley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	23,129 \| 22,841/288	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	14,533 \| 14,320/213	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	14,718 \| 14,476/242	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	14,644 \| 14,405/239	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	15,048 \| 14,775/273	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	14,839 \| 14,576/263	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	14,464 \| 14,215/249	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	13,556 \| 13,314/242	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	11,975 \| 11,761/214	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	10,736 \| 10,513/223	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Shirley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	9,715 \| 9,489/226	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	8,149 \| 7,918/231	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	6,636 \| 6,407/229	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	5,922 \| 5,695/227	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	4,909 \| 4,713/196	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	3,346 \| 3,149/197	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	2,836 \| 2,654/182	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	1,972 \| 1,800/172	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	1,400 \| 1,245/155	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	1,306 \| 1,135/171	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Shirley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	1,047 \| 906/141	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	797 \| 684/113	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	555 \| 489/66	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	397 \| 362/35	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	342 \| 318/24	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	314 \| 281/33	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	306 \| 284/22	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	264 \| 247/17	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	210 \| 187/23	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	178 \| 162/16	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Shirley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	162 \| 138/24	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	119 \| 102/17	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	126 \| 104/22	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	105 \| 95/10	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	142 \| 110/32	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	88 \| 74/14	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	85 \| 70/15	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	81 \| 61/20	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	67 \| 55/12	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	71 \| 43/28	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Shirley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	69 \| 47/22	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	67 \| 52/15	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	73 \| 58/15	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	50 \| 35/15	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	59 \| 40/19	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	55 \| 42/13	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	46 \| 32/14	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	29 \| 20/9	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	33 \| 16/17	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	33 \| 16/17	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Shirley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	29 \| 18/11	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	31 \| 18/13	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	20 \| 9/11	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	7 \| 0/7	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	18 \| 8/10	5,949 \| 22/5,927