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Laura vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Laura James

By Year

Year	Laura (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	868 \| 868/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	845 \| 845/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	873 \| 873/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	805 \| 805/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	868 \| 868/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	951 \| 951/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	946 \| 946/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	948 \| 948/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	968 \| 968/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	1,016 \| 1,016/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Laura (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	1,052 \| 1,052/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	1,029 \| 1,029/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	1,146 \| 1,146/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	1,175 \| 1,170/5	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	1,214 \| 1,214/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	1,412 \| 1,412/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	1,593 \| 1,593/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	1,843 \| 1,843/0	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	2,066 \| 2,066/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	2,361 \| 2,355/6	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Laura (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	2,569 \| 2,556/13	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	2,750 \| 2,750/0	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	3,158 \| 3,158/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	3,572 \| 3,563/9	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	3,750 \| 3,740/10	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	3,886 \| 3,878/8	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	4,298 \| 4,298/0	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	4,858 \| 4,851/7	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	5,239 \| 5,227/12	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	6,020 \| 6,008/12	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Laura (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	6,888 \| 6,860/28	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	7,284 \| 7,260/24	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	8,337 \| 8,311/26	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	9,675 \| 9,644/31	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	10,958 \| 10,914/44	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	11,808 \| 11,742/66	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	12,185 \| 12,127/58	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	13,088 \| 13,032/56	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	14,230 \| 14,173/57	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	16,068 \| 16,002/66	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Laura (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	14,881 \| 14,818/63	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	13,259 \| 13,199/60	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	13,373 \| 13,310/63	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	13,346 \| 13,291/55	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	12,972 \| 12,917/55	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	11,938 \| 11,880/58	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	11,279 \| 11,242/37	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	11,355 \| 11,320/35	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	11,297 \| 11,251/46	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	10,343 \| 10,312/31	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Laura (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	9,758 \| 9,716/42	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	10,387 \| 10,343/44	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	11,818 \| 11,777/41	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	13,941 \| 13,874/67	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	16,545 \| 16,492/53	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	17,976 \| 17,921/55	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	18,798 \| 18,741/57	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	15,860 \| 15,819/41	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	15,586 \| 15,553/33	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	16,265 \| 16,218/47	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Laura (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	19,008 \| 18,967/41	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	18,578 \| 18,512/66	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	17,532 \| 17,490/42	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	17,934 \| 17,900/34	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	17,093 \| 17,060/33	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	14,562 \| 14,529/33	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	13,536 \| 13,513/23	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	12,204 \| 12,179/25	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	10,591 \| 10,570/21	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	9,028 \| 9,010/18	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Laura (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	8,742 \| 8,719/23	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	7,650 \| 7,628/22	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	7,206 \| 7,188/18	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	6,479 \| 6,466/13	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	5,746 \| 5,725/21	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	5,384 \| 5,384/0	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	4,916 \| 4,901/15	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	5,063 \| 5,051/12	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	4,495 \| 4,478/17	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	3,595 \| 3,589/6	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Laura (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	2,251 \| 2,244/7	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	2,403 \| 2,391/12	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	2,421 \| 2,409/12	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	2,285 \| 2,274/11	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	2,363 \| 2,350/13	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	2,386 \| 2,375/11	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	2,451 \| 2,443/8	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	2,382 \| 2,363/19	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	2,269 \| 2,255/14	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	2,378 \| 2,358/20	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Laura (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	2,449 \| 2,438/11	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	2,547 \| 2,536/11	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	2,772 \| 2,748/24	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	2,682 \| 2,668/14	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	2,924 \| 2,909/15	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	2,947 \| 2,936/11	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	3,159 \| 3,146/13	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	3,357 \| 3,338/19	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	3,393 \| 3,373/20	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	3,600 \| 3,588/12	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Laura (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	3,844 \| 3,829/15	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	3,723 \| 3,710/13	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	3,922 \| 3,902/20	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	4,017 \| 3,998/19	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	4,179 \| 4,171/8	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	3,679 \| 3,663/16	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	4,075 \| 4,062/13	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	3,822 \| 3,807/15	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	3,753 \| 3,744/9	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	3,728 \| 3,723/5	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Laura (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	3,069 \| 3,059/10	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	2,461 \| 2,454/7	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	2,422 \| 2,413/9	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	1,797 \| 1,790/7	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	1,840 \| 1,834/6	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	1,524 \| 1,524/0	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	1,565 \| 1,558/7	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	1,627 \| 1,621/6	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	1,474 \| 1,467/7	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	1,574 \| 1,566/8	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Laura (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	1,513 \| 1,508/5	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	1,503 \| 1,503/0	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	1,565 \| 1,559/6	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	1,402 \| 1,402/0	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	1,831 \| 1,824/7	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	1,472 \| 1,472/0	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	1,782 \| 1,768/14	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	1,592 \| 1,585/7	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	1,665 \| 1,665/0	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	1,648 \| 1,643/5	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Laura (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	1,730 \| 1,730/0	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	1,690 \| 1,683/7	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	1,749 \| 1,744/5	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	1,515 \| 1,509/6	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	1,643 \| 1,634/9	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	1,567 \| 1,567/0	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	1,635 \| 1,624/11	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	1,370 \| 1,364/6	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	1,377 \| 1,372/5	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	1,325 \| 1,325/0	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Laura (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	1,246 \| 1,246/0	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	1,183 \| 1,183/0	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	1,156 \| 1,151/5	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	962 \| 962/0	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	1,012 \| 1,012/0	5,949 \| 22/5,927