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Galen vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Galen James

By Year

Year	Galen (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	47 \| 0/47	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	38 \| 0/38	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	51 \| 0/51	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	45 \| 0/45	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	45 \| 0/45	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	49 \| 0/49	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	57 \| 0/57	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	55 \| 0/55	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	32 \| 0/32	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	47 \| 0/47	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Galen (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	62 \| 0/62	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	50 \| 0/50	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	55 \| 0/55	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	31 \| 0/31	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	59 \| 0/59	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	51 \| 0/51	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	57 \| 0/57	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	46 \| 0/46	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	66 \| 0/66	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	86 \| 6/80	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Galen (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	85 \| 0/85	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	100 \| 7/93	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	113 \| 10/103	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	100 \| 6/94	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	116 \| 0/116	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	133 \| 11/122	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	152 \| 19/133	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	131 \| 17/114	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	159 \| 16/143	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	168 \| 16/152	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Galen (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	166 \| 15/151	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	177 \| 25/152	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	172 \| 24/148	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	166 \| 10/156	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	195 \| 19/176	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	173 \| 12/161	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	159 \| 12/147	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	172 \| 8/164	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	192 \| 8/184	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	171 \| 12/159	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Galen (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	159 \| 8/151	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	151 \| 8/143	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	136 \| 10/126	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	161 \| 11/150	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	166 \| 9/157	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	157 \| 5/152	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	161 \| 7/154	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	143 \| 8/135	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	143 \| 5/138	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	191 \| 8/183	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Galen (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	151 \| 13/138	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	154 \| 0/154	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	191 \| 6/185	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	191 \| 0/191	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	219 \| 7/212	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	193 \| 6/187	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	190 \| 8/182	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	183 \| 9/174	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	179 \| 6/173	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	173 \| 9/164	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Galen (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	223 \| 8/215	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	207 \| 6/201	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	218 \| 5/213	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	233 \| 5/228	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	219 \| 0/219	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	254 \| 8/246	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	245 \| 0/245	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	268 \| 6/262	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	291 \| 7/284	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	298 \| 5/293	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Galen (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	315 \| 8/307	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	307 \| 14/293	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	318 \| 14/304	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	385 \| 7/378	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	332 \| 6/326	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	441 \| 8/433	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	353 \| 11/342	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	306 \| 7/299	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	218 \| 7/211	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	205 \| 7/198	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Galen (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	218 \| 5/213	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	219 \| 15/204	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	204 \| 0/204	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	171 \| 0/171	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	170 \| 0/170	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	169 \| 0/169	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	162 \| 5/157	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	138 \| 0/138	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	139 \| 0/139	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	140 \| 0/140	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Galen (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	136 \| 0/136	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	128 \| 0/128	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	122 \| 0/122	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	119 \| 0/119	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	104 \| 0/104	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	122 \| 0/122	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	101 \| 0/101	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	124 \| 0/124	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	103 \| 0/103	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	110 \| 0/110	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Galen (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	99 \| 0/99	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	114 \| 0/114	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	90 \| 0/90	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	95 \| 0/95	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	81 \| 0/81	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	79 \| 0/79	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	72 \| 0/72	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	69 \| 0/69	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	75 \| 0/75	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	62 \| 0/62	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Galen (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	61 \| 0/61	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	41 \| 0/41	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	39 \| 0/39	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	9 \| 0/9	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	12 \| 0/12	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	7 \| 0/7	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	8 \| 0/8	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	9 \| 0/9	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	10 \| 0/10	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	6 \| 0/6	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

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

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By Year

Year	Galen (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	0 \| 0/0	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	0 \| 0/0	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	0 \| 0/0	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	0 \| 0/0	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	0 \| 0/0	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	6 \| 0/6	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	0 \| 0/0	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	0 \| 0/0	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	Galen (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	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