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Laurence vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Laurence James

By Year

Year	Laurence (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	66 \| 0/66	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	68 \| 0/68	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	59 \| 5/54	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	67 \| 5/62	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	79 \| 7/72	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	66 \| 5/61	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	67 \| 6/61	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	72 \| 0/72	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	56 \| 0/56	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	60 \| 0/60	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Laurence (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	59 \| 0/59	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	45 \| 0/45	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	51 \| 0/51	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	48 \| 0/48	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	41 \| 0/41	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	56 \| 0/56	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	53 \| 0/53	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	55 \| 0/55	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	76 \| 5/71	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	61 \| 0/61	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Laurence (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	71 \| 0/71	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	81 \| 0/81	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	79 \| 5/74	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	68 \| 0/68	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	77 \| 6/71	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	86 \| 0/86	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	97 \| 0/97	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	97 \| 6/91	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	114 \| 5/109	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	124 \| 0/124	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Laurence (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	103 \| 0/103	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	101 \| 0/101	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	124 \| 0/124	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	116 \| 0/116	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	133 \| 11/122	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	152 \| 7/145	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	114 \| 8/106	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	120 \| 5/115	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	119 \| 0/119	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	143 \| 5/138	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Laurence (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	153 \| 0/153	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	134 \| 0/134	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	165 \| 0/165	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	167 \| 0/167	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	161 \| 0/161	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	152 \| 0/152	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	145 \| 6/139	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	164 \| 6/158	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	174 \| 0/174	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	179 \| 0/179	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Laurence (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	184 \| 0/184	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	204 \| 0/204	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	214 \| 0/214	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	231 \| 0/231	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	303 \| 0/303	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	308 \| 6/302	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	330 \| 9/321	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	356 \| 8/348	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	355 \| 5/350	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	370 \| 6/364	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Laurence (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	463 \| 7/456	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	510 \| 7/503	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	520 \| 0/520	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	551 \| 12/539	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	513 \| 0/513	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	518 \| 0/518	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	541 \| 0/541	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	612 \| 5/607	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	651 \| 0/651	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	641 \| 0/641	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Laurence (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	709 \| 0/709	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	755 \| 7/748	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	856 \| 11/845	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	828 \| 6/822	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	807 \| 0/807	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	802 \| 0/802	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	774 \| 6/768	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	778 \| 0/778	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	708 \| 0/708	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	591 \| 0/591	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Laurence (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	581 \| 0/581	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	648 \| 0/648	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	671 \| 5/666	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	529 \| 5/524	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	604 \| 0/604	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	549 \| 0/549	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	484 \| 6/478	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	448 \| 0/448	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	432 \| 0/432	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	427 \| 0/427	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Laurence (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	489 \| 0/489	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	426 \| 0/426	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	479 \| 0/479	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	526 \| 8/518	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	569 \| 7/562	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	592 \| 6/586	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	585 \| 12/573	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	589 \| 6/583	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	610 \| 0/610	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	569 \| 18/551	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Laurence (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	581 \| 6/575	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	550 \| 7/543	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	592 \| 12/580	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	610 \| 11/599	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	561 \| 11/550	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	547 \| 16/531	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	567 \| 10/557	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	503 \| 8/495	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	479 \| 9/470	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	471 \| 9/462	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Laurence (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	384 \| 5/379	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	320 \| 6/314	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	277 \| 6/271	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	128 \| 7/121	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	123 \| 9/114	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	94 \| 5/89	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	97 \| 6/91	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	84 \| 6/78	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	89 \| 8/81	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	82 \| 5/77	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Laurence (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	80 \| 7/73	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	77 \| 0/77	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	77 \| 6/71	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	60 \| 0/60	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	86 \| 5/81	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	71 \| 8/63	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	83 \| 9/74	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	69 \| 0/69	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	64 \| 5/59	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	58 \| 0/58	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Laurence (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	46 \| 0/46	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	58 \| 5/53	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	45 \| 0/45	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	46 \| 7/39	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	47 \| 5/42	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	32 \| 0/32	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	38 \| 0/38	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	28 \| 0/28	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	43 \| 0/43	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	33 \| 0/33	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Laurence (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	24 \| 0/24	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	28 \| 0/28	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	24 \| 0/24	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	28 \| 0/28	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	25 \| 0/25	5,949 \| 22/5,927