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Esther vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Esther James

By Year

Year	Esther (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	2,206 \| 2,206/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	2,026 \| 2,026/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	2,086 \| 2,086/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	1,845 \| 1,845/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	1,836 \| 1,831/5	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	1,731 \| 1,731/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	1,857 \| 1,857/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	1,836 \| 1,836/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	1,814 \| 1,814/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	1,624 \| 1,624/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Esther (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	1,668 \| 1,668/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	1,447 \| 1,440/7	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	1,344 \| 1,344/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	1,355 \| 1,355/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	1,265 \| 1,259/6	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	1,253 \| 1,253/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	1,280 \| 1,280/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	1,261 \| 1,261/0	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	1,156 \| 1,156/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	1,202 \| 1,202/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Esther (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	1,113 \| 1,113/0	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	1,099 \| 1,099/0	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	1,059 \| 1,059/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	1,071 \| 1,071/0	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	982 \| 982/0	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	993 \| 993/0	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	941 \| 941/0	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	934 \| 934/0	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	890 \| 890/0	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	924 \| 924/0	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Esther (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	958 \| 958/0	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	916 \| 907/9	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	956 \| 948/8	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	943 \| 935/8	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	990 \| 983/7	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	914 \| 903/11	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	913 \| 913/0	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	856 \| 848/8	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	869 \| 861/8	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	866 \| 859/7	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Esther (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	893 \| 884/9	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	867 \| 860/7	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	944 \| 935/9	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	919 \| 913/6	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	841 \| 841/0	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	772 \| 765/7	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	716 \| 716/0	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	767 \| 767/0	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	664 \| 658/6	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	716 \| 716/0	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Esther (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	734 \| 728/6	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	746 \| 746/0	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	691 \| 691/0	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	783 \| 783/0	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	726 \| 726/0	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	706 \| 706/0	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	730 \| 730/0	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	761 \| 761/0	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	874 \| 869/5	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	974 \| 965/9	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Esther (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	1,033 \| 1,026/7	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	1,122 \| 1,122/0	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	1,260 \| 1,253/7	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	1,316 \| 1,316/0	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	1,363 \| 1,363/0	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	1,363 \| 1,356/7	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	1,350 \| 1,345/5	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	1,480 \| 1,480/0	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	1,520 \| 1,510/10	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	1,574 \| 1,569/5	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Esther (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	1,633 \| 1,633/0	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	1,620 \| 1,613/7	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	1,712 \| 1,712/0	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	1,808 \| 1,808/0	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	1,748 \| 1,740/8	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	1,801 \| 1,793/8	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	1,847 \| 1,847/0	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	1,851 \| 1,842/9	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	1,785 \| 1,778/7	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	1,472 \| 1,467/5	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Esther (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	1,623 \| 1,612/11	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	1,768 \| 1,758/10	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	1,843 \| 1,832/11	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	1,826 \| 1,810/16	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	1,915 \| 1,900/15	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	2,125 \| 2,110/15	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	2,154 \| 2,132/22	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	2,169 \| 2,156/13	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	2,268 \| 2,253/15	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	2,562 \| 2,543/19	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Esther (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	2,597 \| 2,578/19	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	2,703 \| 2,676/27	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	2,978 \| 2,959/19	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	3,059 \| 3,034/25	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	3,372 \| 3,350/22	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	3,606 \| 3,586/20	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	4,125 \| 4,096/29	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	4,350 \| 4,327/23	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	4,474 \| 4,454/20	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	4,746 \| 4,726/20	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Esther (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	5,273 \| 5,258/15	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	5,328 \| 5,315/13	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	5,495 \| 5,474/21	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	5,938 \| 5,926/12	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	6,085 \| 6,068/17	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	6,265 \| 6,248/17	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	6,588 \| 6,574/14	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	6,298 \| 6,281/17	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	6,447 \| 6,421/26	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	6,337 \| 6,321/16	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Esther (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	4,668 \| 4,654/14	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	4,100 \| 4,090/10	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	3,586 \| 3,569/17	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	2,689 \| 2,676/13	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	2,389 \| 2,378/11	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	2,196 \| 2,185/11	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	2,195 \| 2,187/8	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	2,072 \| 2,062/10	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	2,070 \| 2,065/5	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	2,003 \| 1,993/10	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Esther (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	1,962 \| 1,957/5	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	1,889 \| 1,883/6	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	1,833 \| 1,833/0	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	1,854 \| 1,844/10	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	2,023 \| 2,017/6	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	1,823 \| 1,823/0	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	2,054 \| 2,047/7	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	1,918 \| 1,911/7	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	1,970 \| 1,964/6	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	1,819 \| 1,803/16	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Esther (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	1,661 \| 1,654/7	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	1,387 \| 1,382/5	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	829 \| 824/5	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	710 \| 710/0	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	625 \| 619/6	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	553 \| 553/0	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	572 \| 572/0	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	431 \| 431/0	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	396 \| 396/0	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	320 \| 320/0	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Esther (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	291 \| 291/0	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	260 \| 260/0	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	266 \| 266/0	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	189 \| 189/0	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	198 \| 198/0	5,949 \| 22/5,927