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Beth vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Beth James

By Year

Year	Beth (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	53 \| 53/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	31 \| 31/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	40 \| 40/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	52 \| 52/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	43 \| 43/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	33 \| 33/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	46 \| 46/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	38 \| 38/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	39 \| 39/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	44 \| 44/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Beth (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	45 \| 45/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	35 \| 35/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	47 \| 47/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	49 \| 49/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	36 \| 36/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	40 \| 40/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	69 \| 69/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	61 \| 61/0	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	85 \| 85/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	57 \| 57/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Beth (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	103 \| 103/0	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	103 \| 103/0	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	107 \| 107/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	156 \| 156/0	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	161 \| 161/0	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	175 \| 175/0	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	193 \| 193/0	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	238 \| 238/0	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	239 \| 239/0	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	282 \| 282/0	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Beth (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	315 \| 315/0	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	346 \| 346/0	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	462 \| 462/0	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	544 \| 544/0	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	663 \| 663/0	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	682 \| 677/5	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	862 \| 862/0	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	937 \| 930/7	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	1,141 \| 1,135/6	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	1,347 \| 1,341/6	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Beth (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	1,632 \| 1,632/0	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	1,642 \| 1,635/7	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	2,003 \| 2,003/0	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	2,319 \| 2,310/9	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	2,858 \| 2,848/10	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	2,696 \| 2,688/8	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	2,749 \| 2,740/9	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	2,977 \| 2,968/9	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	2,316 \| 2,306/10	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	2,332 \| 2,324/8	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Beth (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	2,531 \| 2,523/8	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	2,570 \| 2,563/7	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	2,825 \| 2,817/8	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	3,693 \| 3,686/7	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	4,259 \| 4,247/12	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	4,469 \| 4,460/9	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	4,781 \| 4,767/14	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	5,199 \| 5,184/15	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	5,461 \| 5,444/17	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	5,786 \| 5,774/12	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Beth (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	6,698 \| 6,686/12	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	6,695 \| 6,676/19	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	6,431 \| 6,419/12	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	6,731 \| 6,716/15	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	6,267 \| 6,257/10	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	6,080 \| 6,068/12	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	4,990 \| 4,979/11	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	4,359 \| 4,351/8	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	3,806 \| 3,798/8	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	3,280 \| 3,272/8	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Beth (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	3,041 \| 3,034/7	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	2,564 \| 2,564/0	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	2,360 \| 2,360/0	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	1,980 \| 1,980/0	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	1,580 \| 1,580/0	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	1,357 \| 1,357/0	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	1,087 \| 1,087/0	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	1,179 \| 1,179/0	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	962 \| 962/0	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	806 \| 806/0	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Beth (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	750 \| 750/0	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	785 \| 785/0	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	664 \| 664/0	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	601 \| 601/0	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	470 \| 470/0	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	501 \| 501/0	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	406 \| 406/0	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	371 \| 371/0	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	326 \| 326/0	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	343 \| 343/0	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Beth (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	343 \| 343/0	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	256 \| 256/0	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	276 \| 276/0	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	238 \| 238/0	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	251 \| 251/0	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	262 \| 262/0	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	290 \| 290/0	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	310 \| 310/0	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	329 \| 329/0	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	315 \| 315/0	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Beth (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	319 \| 319/0	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	287 \| 287/0	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	284 \| 284/0	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	356 \| 356/0	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	349 \| 349/0	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	355 \| 355/0	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	335 \| 335/0	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	298 \| 298/0	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	285 \| 285/0	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	209 \| 209/0	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Beth (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	173 \| 173/0	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	129 \| 129/0	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	123 \| 123/0	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	57 \| 57/0	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	63 \| 63/0	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	54 \| 54/0	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	49 \| 49/0	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	36 \| 36/0	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	31 \| 31/0	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	22 \| 22/0	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Beth (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	30 \| 30/0	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	32 \| 32/0	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	28 \| 28/0	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	23 \| 23/0	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	29 \| 29/0	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	32 \| 32/0	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	22 \| 22/0	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	27 \| 27/0	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	29 \| 29/0	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	22 \| 22/0	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Beth (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	24 \| 24/0	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	27 \| 27/0	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	18 \| 18/0	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	24 \| 24/0	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	15 \| 15/0	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	26 \| 26/0	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	8 \| 8/0	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	11 \| 11/0	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	17 \| 17/0	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	9 \| 9/0	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

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