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Sterling vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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By Year

Year	Sterling (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	1,098 \| 218/880	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	972 \| 180/792	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	973 \| 171/802	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	1,026 \| 182/844	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	889 \| 122/767	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	868 \| 115/753	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	909 \| 126/783	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	839 \| 127/712	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	804 \| 133/671	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	680 \| 85/595	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Sterling (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	649 \| 97/552	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	511 \| 70/441	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	415 \| 65/350	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	371 \| 64/307	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	351 \| 52/299	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	278 \| 47/231	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	290 \| 45/245	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	310 \| 41/269	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	325 \| 55/270	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	311 \| 39/272	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Sterling (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	363 \| 63/300	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	379 \| 54/325	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	434 \| 77/357	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	450 \| 55/395	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	436 \| 73/363	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	447 \| 55/392	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	490 \| 66/424	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	470 \| 42/428	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	530 \| 61/469	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	564 \| 53/511	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Sterling (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	644 \| 71/573	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	580 \| 76/504	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	558 \| 55/503	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	503 \| 49/454	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	492 \| 41/451	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	422 \| 33/389	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	457 \| 42/415	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	358 \| 32/326	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	323 \| 26/297	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	294 \| 20/274	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Sterling (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	316 \| 23/293	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	301 \| 25/276	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	257 \| 20/237	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	238 \| 20/218	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	258 \| 16/242	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	243 \| 18/225	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	242 \| 16/226	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	226 \| 12/214	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	196 \| 7/189	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	190 \| 7/183	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Sterling (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	209 \| 14/195	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	201 \| 7/194	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	190 \| 7/183	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	251 \| 9/242	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	235 \| 14/221	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	244 \| 10/234	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	254 \| 8/246	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	222 \| 6/216	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	245 \| 6/239	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	222 \| 7/215	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Sterling (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	289 \| 5/284	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	288 \| 0/288	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	288 \| 0/288	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	255 \| 6/249	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	237 \| 0/237	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	259 \| 0/259	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	250 \| 5/245	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	246 \| 0/246	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	284 \| 5/279	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	276 \| 9/267	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Sterling (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	252 \| 0/252	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	255 \| 0/255	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	263 \| 8/255	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	260 \| 0/260	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	252 \| 0/252	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	267 \| 7/260	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	260 \| 5/255	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	281 \| 0/281	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	241 \| 9/232	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	223 \| 7/216	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Sterling (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	211 \| 0/211	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	222 \| 5/217	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	267 \| 9/258	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	207 \| 7/200	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	204 \| 0/204	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	182 \| 5/177	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	194 \| 6/188	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	166 \| 0/166	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	194 \| 0/194	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	179 \| 0/179	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Sterling (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	191 \| 5/186	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	186 \| 0/186	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	232 \| 5/227	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	198 \| 5/193	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	208 \| 0/208	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	256 \| 6/250	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	235 \| 6/229	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	242 \| 6/236	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	246 \| 0/246	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	241 \| 0/241	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Sterling (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	280 \| 0/280	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	260 \| 7/253	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	279 \| 9/270	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	275 \| 6/269	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	266 \| 7/259	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	254 \| 0/254	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	257 \| 8/249	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	218 \| 0/218	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	202 \| 0/202	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	209 \| 0/209	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Sterling (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	151 \| 0/151	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	138 \| 6/132	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	100 \| 0/100	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	47 \| 0/47	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	46 \| 0/46	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	47 \| 0/47	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	44 \| 0/44	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	39 \| 0/39	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	32 \| 0/32	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	30 \| 0/30	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Sterling (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	33 \| 0/33	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	31 \| 0/31	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	30 \| 0/30	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	28 \| 0/28	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	38 \| 0/38	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	18 \| 0/18	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	26 \| 0/26	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	25 \| 0/25	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	21 \| 0/21	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	35 \| 0/35	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Sterling (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	15 \| 0/15	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	30 \| 0/30	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	23 \| 0/23	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	25 \| 0/25	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	15 \| 0/15	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	15 \| 0/15	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	25 \| 0/25	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	19 \| 0/19	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	10 \| 0/10	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	18 \| 0/18	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Sterling (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	20 \| 0/20	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	20 \| 0/20	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	16 \| 0/16	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	8 \| 0/8	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	17 \| 0/17	5,949 \| 22/5,927