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Thompson vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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By Year

Year	Thompson (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	48 \| 5/43	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	34 \| 0/34	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	59 \| 8/51	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	61 \| 0/61	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	51 \| 0/51	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	61 \| 0/61	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	76 \| 0/76	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	60 \| 5/55	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	51 \| 0/51	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	56 \| 0/56	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Thompson (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	37 \| 0/37	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	33 \| 0/33	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	36 \| 0/36	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	26 \| 0/26	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	38 \| 0/38	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	32 \| 0/32	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	31 \| 0/31	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	37 \| 0/37	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	27 \| 0/27	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	29 \| 0/29	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Thompson (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	38 \| 0/38	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	31 \| 0/31	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	13 \| 0/13	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	23 \| 0/23	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	29 \| 0/29	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	33 \| 0/33	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	24 \| 0/24	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	26 \| 0/26	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	19 \| 0/19	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	19 \| 0/19	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Thompson (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	25 \| 0/25	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	32 \| 0/32	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	15 \| 0/15	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	21 \| 0/21	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	26 \| 0/26	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	33 \| 0/33	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	22 \| 0/22	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	15 \| 0/15	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	21 \| 0/21	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	6 \| 0/6	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Thompson (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	13 \| 0/13	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	12 \| 0/12	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	18 \| 0/18	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	5 \| 0/5	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	16 \| 0/16	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	19 \| 0/19	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	10 \| 0/10	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	11 \| 0/11	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	15 \| 0/15	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	13 \| 0/13	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Thompson (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	7 \| 0/7	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	15 \| 0/15	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	10 \| 0/10	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	7 \| 0/7	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	12 \| 0/12	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	12 \| 0/12	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	12 \| 0/12	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	13 \| 0/13	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	8 \| 0/8	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	16 \| 0/16	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Thompson (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	19 \| 0/19	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	12 \| 0/12	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	12 \| 0/12	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	18 \| 0/18	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	14 \| 0/14	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	16 \| 0/16	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	21 \| 0/21	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	19 \| 0/19	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	20 \| 0/20	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	17 \| 0/17	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Thompson (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	16 \| 0/16	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	14 \| 0/14	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	22 \| 0/22	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	30 \| 0/30	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	22 \| 0/22	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	23 \| 0/23	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	28 \| 0/28	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	16 \| 0/16	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	18 \| 0/18	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	18 \| 0/18	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Thompson (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	22 \| 0/22	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	16 \| 0/16	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	23 \| 0/23	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	22 \| 0/22	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	19 \| 0/19	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	19 \| 0/19	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	16 \| 0/16	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	17 \| 0/17	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	14 \| 0/14	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	9 \| 0/9	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Thompson (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	17 \| 0/17	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	18 \| 0/18	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	13 \| 0/13	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	11 \| 0/11	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	24 \| 0/24	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	21 \| 0/21	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	17 \| 0/17	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	15 \| 0/15	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	22 \| 0/22	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	19 \| 0/19	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Thompson (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	28 \| 0/28	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	18 \| 0/18	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	19 \| 0/19	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	19 \| 0/19	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	29 \| 0/29	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	16 \| 0/16	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	32 \| 0/32	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	17 \| 0/17	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	26 \| 0/26	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	26 \| 0/26	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Thompson (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	14 \| 0/14	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	8 \| 0/8	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	13 \| 0/13	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	6 \| 0/6	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	10 \| 0/10	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	5 \| 0/5	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	0 \| 0/0	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	8 \| 0/8	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	0 \| 0/0	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	5 \| 0/5	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Thompson (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	0 \| 0/0	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	0 \| 0/0	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	6 \| 0/6	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	0 \| 0/0	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	0 \| 0/0	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	6 \| 0/6	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	5 \| 0/5	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	0 \| 0/0	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	7 \| 0/7	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	8 \| 0/8	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Thompson (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	5 \| 0/5	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	0 \| 0/0	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	0 \| 0/0	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	8 \| 0/8	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	0 \| 0/0	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	0 \| 0/0	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	0 \| 0/0	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	8 \| 0/8	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	0 \| 0/0	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	0 \| 0/0	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

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