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Merle vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Merle James

By Year

Year	Merle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	22 \| 0/22	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	39 \| 0/39	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	27 \| 0/27	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	22 \| 0/22	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	32 \| 0/32	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	22 \| 0/22	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	23 \| 0/23	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	20 \| 0/20	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	14 \| 0/14	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	21 \| 0/21	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Merle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	15 \| 0/15	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	16 \| 0/16	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	9 \| 0/9	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	18 \| 0/18	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	22 \| 0/22	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	22 \| 0/22	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	19 \| 0/19	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	17 \| 0/17	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	26 \| 0/26	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	18 \| 0/18	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Merle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	26 \| 5/21	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	27 \| 5/22	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	13 \| 0/13	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	30 \| 0/30	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	26 \| 0/26	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	23 \| 0/23	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	20 \| 0/20	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	28 \| 0/28	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	28 \| 0/28	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	41 \| 6/35	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Merle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	26 \| 0/26	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	40 \| 6/34	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	39 \| 6/33	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	37 \| 5/32	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	33 \| 0/33	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	41 \| 13/28	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	48 \| 0/48	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	49 \| 6/43	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	41 \| 6/35	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	49 \| 0/49	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Merle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	57 \| 6/51	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	65 \| 0/65	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	65 \| 8/57	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	80 \| 13/67	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	64 \| 5/59	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	87 \| 7/80	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	71 \| 11/60	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	80 \| 0/80	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	70 \| 5/65	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	81 \| 8/73	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Merle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	88 \| 9/79	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	106 \| 13/93	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	124 \| 13/111	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	167 \| 10/157	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	149 \| 18/131	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	128 \| 17/111	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	157 \| 21/136	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	110 \| 19/91	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	145 \| 24/121	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	183 \| 24/159	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Merle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	204 \| 38/166	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	233 \| 46/187	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	233 \| 53/180	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	235 \| 59/176	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	238 \| 62/176	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	302 \| 75/227	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	327 \| 95/232	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	343 \| 88/255	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	399 \| 107/292	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	404 \| 115/289	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Merle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	444 \| 137/307	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	448 \| 123/325	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	474 \| 134/340	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	504 \| 136/368	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	536 \| 141/395	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	507 \| 153/354	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	611 \| 179/432	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	595 \| 203/392	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	612 \| 206/406	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	578 \| 205/373	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Merle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	630 \| 239/391	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	680 \| 232/448	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	717 \| 275/442	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	707 \| 225/482	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	704 \| 237/467	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	804 \| 275/529	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	789 \| 264/525	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	821 \| 302/519	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	909 \| 341/568	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	791 \| 270/521	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Merle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	811 \| 212/599	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	756 \| 183/573	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	793 \| 200/593	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	875 \| 213/662	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	948 \| 237/711	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	955 \| 224/731	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	1,057 \| 293/764	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	1,119 \| 311/808	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	1,127 \| 340/787	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	1,240 \| 404/836	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Merle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	1,165 \| 383/782	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	1,184 \| 409/775	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	1,229 \| 394/835	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	1,275 \| 442/833	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	1,222 \| 403/819	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	1,091 \| 370/721	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	1,170 \| 375/795	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	1,061 \| 360/701	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	977 \| 373/604	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	948 \| 353/595	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Merle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	662 \| 247/415	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	563 \| 232/331	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	489 \| 221/268	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	266 \| 151/115	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	238 \| 138/100	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	196 \| 120/76	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	196 \| 120/76	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	194 \| 112/82	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	156 \| 84/72	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	169 \| 110/59	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Merle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	145 \| 92/53	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	181 \| 112/69	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	170 \| 112/58	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	143 \| 91/52	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	167 \| 113/54	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	130 \| 88/42	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	126 \| 77/49	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	104 \| 70/34	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	130 \| 86/44	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	137 \| 91/46	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Merle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	108 \| 70/38	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	88 \| 61/27	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	98 \| 60/38	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	80 \| 46/34	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	94 \| 68/26	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	77 \| 42/35	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	40 \| 25/15	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	36 \| 12/24	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	36 \| 14/22	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	42 \| 16/26	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Merle (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	35 \| 16/19	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	38 \| 15/23	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	24 \| 11/13	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	19 \| 6/13	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	23 \| 6/17	5,949 \| 22/5,927