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Thelma vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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By Year

Year	Thelma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	32 \| 32/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	23 \| 23/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	26 \| 26/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	31 \| 31/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	27 \| 27/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	22 \| 22/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	27 \| 27/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	26 \| 26/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	32 \| 32/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	27 \| 27/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Thelma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	25 \| 25/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	19 \| 19/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	27 \| 27/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	14 \| 14/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	20 \| 20/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	35 \| 35/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	30 \| 30/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	28 \| 28/0	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	34 \| 34/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	42 \| 42/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Thelma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	31 \| 31/0	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	40 \| 40/0	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	31 \| 31/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	58 \| 58/0	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	50 \| 50/0	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	48 \| 48/0	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	62 \| 62/0	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	41 \| 41/0	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	48 \| 48/0	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	79 \| 79/0	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Thelma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	70 \| 70/0	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	72 \| 72/0	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	89 \| 89/0	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	86 \| 86/0	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	92 \| 92/0	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	95 \| 95/0	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	84 \| 84/0	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	92 \| 92/0	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	105 \| 105/0	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	101 \| 101/0	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Thelma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	122 \| 122/0	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	119 \| 119/0	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	152 \| 152/0	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	152 \| 152/0	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	148 \| 148/0	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	164 \| 164/0	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	171 \| 171/0	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	195 \| 195/0	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	193 \| 193/0	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	198 \| 198/0	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Thelma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	238 \| 238/0	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	219 \| 219/0	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	225 \| 225/0	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	281 \| 281/0	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	274 \| 274/0	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	323 \| 318/5	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	400 \| 400/0	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	388 \| 388/0	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	475 \| 475/0	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	579 \| 579/0	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Thelma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	654 \| 654/0	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	728 \| 721/7	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	757 \| 752/5	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	777 \| 772/5	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	843 \| 836/7	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	898 \| 898/0	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	853 \| 847/6	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	967 \| 967/0	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	1,078 \| 1,078/0	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	1,116 \| 1,105/11	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Thelma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	1,249 \| 1,241/8	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	1,300 \| 1,295/5	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	1,364 \| 1,358/6	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	1,528 \| 1,528/0	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	1,458 \| 1,458/0	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	1,634 \| 1,625/9	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	1,773 \| 1,763/10	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	1,914 \| 1,902/12	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	1,802 \| 1,794/8	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	1,858 \| 1,853/5	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Thelma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	2,011 \| 1,997/14	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	2,222 \| 2,210/12	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	2,270 \| 2,257/13	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	2,377 \| 2,367/10	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	2,472 \| 2,461/11	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	2,720 \| 2,696/24	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	2,882 \| 2,866/16	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	3,081 \| 3,062/19	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	3,229 \| 3,197/32	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	3,221 \| 3,189/32	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Thelma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	3,676 \| 3,646/30	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	3,661 \| 3,636/25	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	4,299 \| 4,272/27	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	4,477 \| 4,440/37	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	5,284 \| 5,250/34	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	5,508 \| 5,476/32	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	6,011 \| 5,978/33	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	6,331 \| 6,304/27	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	6,620 \| 6,584/36	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	6,864 \| 6,823/41	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Thelma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	7,361 \| 7,316/45	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	7,408 \| 7,379/29	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	7,281 \| 7,254/27	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	7,871 \| 7,839/32	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	7,846 \| 7,814/32	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	7,600 \| 7,558/42	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	7,784 \| 7,740/44	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	7,273 \| 7,245/28	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	7,320 \| 7,290/30	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	6,790 \| 6,762/28	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Thelma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	5,519 \| 5,496/23	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	4,624 \| 4,595/29	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	4,203 \| 4,183/20	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	3,178 \| 3,166/12	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	2,993 \| 2,976/17	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	2,624 \| 2,612/12	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	2,534 \| 2,526/8	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	2,352 \| 2,339/13	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	2,126 \| 2,114/12	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	1,955 \| 1,945/10	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Thelma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	1,766 \| 1,757/9	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	1,488 \| 1,479/9	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	1,315 \| 1,309/6	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	1,090 \| 1,090/0	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	1,094 \| 1,094/0	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	736 \| 736/0	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	605 \| 605/0	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	425 \| 419/6	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	265 \| 260/5	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	173 \| 173/0	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Thelma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	70 \| 70/0	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	42 \| 42/0	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	33 \| 33/0	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	25 \| 25/0	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	22 \| 22/0	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	24 \| 24/0	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	15 \| 15/0	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	7 \| 7/0	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	12 \| 12/0	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	0 \| 0/0	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Thelma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	7 \| 7/0	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	6 \| 6/0	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	0 \| 0/0	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	0 \| 0/0	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	5 \| 5/0	5,949 \| 22/5,927