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Merle vs Oliver — Popularity Comparison

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

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Merle Oliver

By Year

Year	Merle (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
2024	22 \| 0/22	15,368 \| 25/15,343
2023	39 \| 0/39	14,810 \| 28/14,782
2022	27 \| 0/27	15,189 \| 28/15,161
2021	22 \| 0/22	14,733 \| 26/14,707
2020	32 \| 0/32	14,298 \| 23/14,275
2019	22 \| 0/22	13,986 \| 22/13,964
2018	23 \| 0/23	13,518 \| 19/13,499
2017	20 \| 0/20	13,239 \| 15/13,224
2016	14 \| 0/14	13,083 \| 18/13,065
2015	21 \| 0/21	11,687 \| 20/11,667

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By Year

Year	Merle (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
2014	15 \| 0/15	9,463 \| 13/9,450
2013	16 \| 0/16	7,287 \| 12/7,275
2012	9 \| 0/9	5,931 \| 9/5,922
2011	18 \| 0/18	5,422 \| 9/5,413
2010	22 \| 0/22	4,671 \| 7/4,664
2009	22 \| 0/22	4,294 \| 7/4,287
2008	19 \| 0/19	3,615 \| 11/3,604
2007	17 \| 0/17	2,917 \| 7/2,910
2006	26 \| 0/26	2,352 \| 0/2,352
2005	18 \| 0/18	1,793 \| 0/1,793

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By Year

Year	Merle (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
2004	26 \| 5/21	1,497 \| 6/1,491
2003	27 \| 5/22	1,379 \| 5/1,374
2002	13 \| 0/13	1,171 \| 5/1,166
2001	30 \| 0/30	978 \| 0/978
2000	26 \| 0/26	978 \| 0/978
1999	23 \| 0/23	782 \| 0/782
1998	20 \| 0/20	740 \| 5/735
1997	28 \| 0/28	669 \| 0/669
1996	28 \| 0/28	607 \| 0/607
1995	41 \| 6/35	597 \| 0/597

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By Year

Year	Merle (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1994	26 \| 0/26	643 \| 0/643
1993	40 \| 6/34	670 \| 5/665
1992	39 \| 6/33	664 \| 0/664
1991	37 \| 5/32	582 \| 0/582
1990	33 \| 0/33	625 \| 0/625
1989	41 \| 13/28	460 \| 0/460
1988	48 \| 0/48	440 \| 0/440
1987	49 \| 6/43	467 \| 6/461
1986	41 \| 6/35	344 \| 6/338
1985	49 \| 0/49	371 \| 0/371

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By Year

Year	Merle (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1984	57 \| 6/51	404 \| 7/397
1983	65 \| 0/65	434 \| 0/434
1982	65 \| 8/57	455 \| 0/455
1981	80 \| 13/67	409 \| 6/403
1980	64 \| 5/59	400 \| 7/393
1979	87 \| 7/80	408 \| 0/408
1978	71 \| 11/60	430 \| 8/422
1977	80 \| 0/80	345 \| 7/338
1976	70 \| 5/65	341 \| 5/336
1975	81 \| 8/73	355 \| 0/355

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By Year

Year	Merle (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1974	88 \| 9/79	347 \| 0/347
1973	106 \| 13/93	381 \| 7/374
1972	124 \| 13/111	373 \| 5/368
1971	167 \| 10/157	422 \| 6/416
1970	149 \| 18/131	366 \| 0/366
1969	128 \| 17/111	336 \| 7/329
1968	157 \| 21/136	332 \| 7/325
1967	110 \| 19/91	290 \| 0/290
1966	145 \| 24/121	342 \| 5/337
1965	183 \| 24/159	303 \| 0/303

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By Year

Year	Merle (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1964	204 \| 38/166	367 \| 0/367
1963	233 \| 46/187	358 \| 0/358
1962	233 \| 53/180	312 \| 0/312
1961	235 \| 59/176	348 \| 0/348
1960	238 \| 62/176	370 \| 0/370
1959	302 \| 75/227	379 \| 8/371
1958	327 \| 95/232	453 \| 0/453
1957	343 \| 88/255	452 \| 0/452
1956	399 \| 107/292	488 \| 5/483
1955	404 \| 115/289	507 \| 0/507

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By Year

Year	Merle (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1954	444 \| 137/307	537 \| 0/537
1953	448 \| 123/325	529 \| 8/521
1952	474 \| 134/340	566 \| 11/555
1951	504 \| 136/368	552 \| 0/552
1950	536 \| 141/395	556 \| 0/556
1949	507 \| 153/354	603 \| 6/597
1948	611 \| 179/432	642 \| 11/631
1947	595 \| 203/392	629 \| 5/624
1946	612 \| 206/406	625 \| 6/619
1945	578 \| 205/373	563 \| 5/558

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By Year

Year	Merle (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1944	630 \| 239/391	572 \| 7/565
1943	680 \| 232/448	683 \| 15/668
1942	717 \| 275/442	617 \| 5/612
1941	707 \| 225/482	601 \| 0/601
1940	704 \| 237/467	589 \| 7/582
1939	804 \| 275/529	604 \| 6/598
1938	789 \| 264/525	568 \| 0/568
1937	821 \| 302/519	615 \| 6/609
1936	909 \| 341/568	591 \| 0/591
1935	791 \| 270/521	656 \| 9/647

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By Year

Year	Merle (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1934	811 \| 212/599	741 \| 9/732
1933	756 \| 183/573	595 \| 0/595
1932	793 \| 200/593	747 \| 6/741
1931	875 \| 213/662	784 \| 6/778
1930	948 \| 237/711	859 \| 9/850
1929	955 \| 224/731	896 \| 11/885
1928	1,057 \| 293/764	942 \| 8/934
1927	1,119 \| 311/808	1,014 \| 12/1,002
1926	1,127 \| 340/787	1,070 \| 5/1,065
1925	1,240 \| 404/836	1,062 \| 13/1,049

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By Year

Year	Merle (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1924	1,165 \| 383/782	1,183 \| 11/1,172
1923	1,184 \| 409/775	1,231 \| 10/1,221
1922	1,229 \| 394/835	1,224 \| 10/1,214
1921	1,275 \| 442/833	1,204 \| 10/1,194
1920	1,222 \| 403/819	1,175 \| 11/1,164
1919	1,091 \| 370/721	1,220 \| 11/1,209
1918	1,170 \| 375/795	1,258 \| 10/1,248
1917	1,061 \| 360/701	1,185 \| 10/1,175
1916	977 \| 373/604	1,118 \| 15/1,103
1915	948 \| 353/595	1,140 \| 9/1,131

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By Year

Year	Merle (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1914	662 \| 247/415	873 \| 12/861
1913	563 \| 232/331	644 \| 0/644
1912	489 \| 221/268	653 \| 7/646
1911	266 \| 151/115	338 \| 5/333
1910	238 \| 138/100	307 \| 0/307
1909	196 \| 120/76	246 \| 0/246
1908	196 \| 120/76	207 \| 0/207
1907	194 \| 112/82	207 \| 0/207
1906	156 \| 84/72	183 \| 0/183
1905	169 \| 110/59	220 \| 9/211

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By Year

Year	Merle (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1904	145 \| 92/53	200 \| 0/200
1903	181 \| 112/69	210 \| 0/210
1902	170 \| 112/58	181 \| 0/181
1901	143 \| 91/52	187 \| 0/187
1900	167 \| 113/54	256 \| 0/256
1899	130 \| 88/42	161 \| 0/161
1898	126 \| 77/49	186 \| 0/186
1897	104 \| 70/34	174 \| 0/174
1896	130 \| 86/44	194 \| 0/194
1895	137 \| 91/46	216 \| 0/216

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By Year

Year	Merle (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1894	108 \| 70/38	222 \| 0/222
1893	88 \| 61/27	214 \| 0/214
1892	98 \| 60/38	238 \| 0/238
1891	80 \| 46/34	212 \| 0/212
1890	94 \| 68/26	218 \| 0/218
1889	77 \| 42/35	210 \| 0/210
1888	40 \| 25/15	206 \| 0/206
1887	36 \| 12/24	203 \| 0/203
1886	36 \| 14/22	230 \| 0/230
1885	42 \| 16/26	258 \| 0/258

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By Year

Year	Merle (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1884	35 \| 16/19	245 \| 0/245
1883	38 \| 15/23	219 \| 0/219
1882	24 \| 11/13	244 \| 0/244
1881	19 \| 6/13	238 \| 0/238
1880	23 \| 6/17	234 \| 0/234