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Smith vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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By Year

Year	Smith (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	117 \| 8/109	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	119 \| 6/113	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	125 \| 13/112	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	148 \| 6/142	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	130 \| 7/123	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	158 \| 10/148	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	150 \| 16/134	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	168 \| 14/154	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	174 \| 12/162	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	167 \| 11/156	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Smith (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	145 \| 6/139	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	130 \| 8/122	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	98 \| 9/89	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	82 \| 6/76	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	78 \| 0/78	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	56 \| 9/47	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	59 \| 0/59	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	62 \| 5/57	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	41 \| 0/41	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	50 \| 5/45	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Smith (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	43 \| 0/43	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	24 \| 0/24	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	22 \| 0/22	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	30 \| 0/30	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	26 \| 0/26	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	35 \| 0/35	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	21 \| 0/21	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	20 \| 0/20	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	20 \| 0/20	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	21 \| 0/21	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Smith (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	27 \| 5/22	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	19 \| 0/19	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	17 \| 0/17	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	14 \| 0/14	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	15 \| 0/15	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	20 \| 0/20	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	24 \| 0/24	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	20 \| 0/20	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	23 \| 0/23	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	25 \| 6/19	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Smith (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	33 \| 8/25	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	26 \| 0/26	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	25 \| 0/25	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	32 \| 6/26	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	12 \| 0/12	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	13 \| 0/13	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	16 \| 0/16	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	13 \| 0/13	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	23 \| 0/23	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	10 \| 0/10	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Smith (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	21 \| 0/21	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	16 \| 0/16	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	5 \| 5/0	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	7 \| 0/7	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	12 \| 0/12	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	20 \| 0/20	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	13 \| 0/13	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	14 \| 0/14	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	18 \| 0/18	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	12 \| 0/12	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Smith (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	15 \| 0/15	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	18 \| 0/18	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	16 \| 0/16	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	12 \| 0/12	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	26 \| 0/26	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	13 \| 0/13	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	17 \| 0/17	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	16 \| 0/16	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	22 \| 0/22	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	20 \| 0/20	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Smith (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	23 \| 0/23	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	18 \| 0/18	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	22 \| 0/22	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	27 \| 0/27	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	21 \| 0/21	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	18 \| 0/18	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	44 \| 0/44	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	35 \| 0/35	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	18 \| 0/18	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	24 \| 0/24	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Smith (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	31 \| 0/31	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	19 \| 0/19	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	30 \| 0/30	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	26 \| 0/26	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	32 \| 0/32	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	43 \| 0/43	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	27 \| 0/27	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	30 \| 0/30	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	26 \| 0/26	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	45 \| 0/45	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Smith (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	39 \| 0/39	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	38 \| 0/38	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	51 \| 0/51	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	39 \| 0/39	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	38 \| 0/38	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	46 \| 0/46	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	54 \| 0/54	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	42 \| 0/42	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	43 \| 0/43	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	51 \| 0/51	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Smith (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	56 \| 0/56	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	53 \| 0/53	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	69 \| 0/69	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	76 \| 0/76	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	69 \| 0/69	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	58 \| 0/58	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	61 \| 0/61	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	64 \| 0/64	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	60 \| 0/60	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	60 \| 0/60	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Smith (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	45 \| 0/45	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	40 \| 0/40	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	45 \| 0/45	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	18 \| 0/18	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	30 \| 0/30	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	19 \| 0/19	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	17 \| 0/17	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	19 \| 0/19	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	19 \| 0/19	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	13 \| 0/13	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Smith (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	17 \| 0/17	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	15 \| 0/15	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	13 \| 0/13	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	10 \| 0/10	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	26 \| 0/26	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	14 \| 0/14	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	15 \| 0/15	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	8 \| 0/8	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	13 \| 0/13	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	16 \| 0/16	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Smith (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	14 \| 0/14	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	14 \| 0/14	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	22 \| 0/22	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	12 \| 0/12	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	15 \| 0/15	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	15 \| 0/15	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	24 \| 0/24	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	18 \| 0/18	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	16 \| 0/16	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	28 \| 0/28	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Smith (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	18 \| 0/18	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	13 \| 0/13	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	16 \| 0/16	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	18 \| 0/18	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	15 \| 0/15	5,949 \| 22/5,927