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Sylvia vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Sylvia James

By Year

Year	Sylvia (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	863 \| 863/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	724 \| 724/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	720 \| 720/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	673 \| 673/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	605 \| 605/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	616 \| 616/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	633 \| 633/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	646 \| 646/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	621 \| 621/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	662 \| 662/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Sylvia (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	636 \| 636/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	594 \| 594/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	578 \| 578/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	531 \| 531/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	525 \| 525/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	555 \| 555/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	556 \| 556/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	588 \| 588/0	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	581 \| 581/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	547 \| 547/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Sylvia (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	513 \| 513/0	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	504 \| 504/0	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	535 \| 535/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	519 \| 519/0	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	542 \| 542/0	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	539 \| 539/0	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	553 \| 553/0	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	518 \| 518/0	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	553 \| 553/0	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	589 \| 589/0	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Sylvia (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	593 \| 593/0	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	685 \| 685/0	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	716 \| 711/5	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	831 \| 831/0	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	823 \| 818/5	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	807 \| 799/8	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	864 \| 856/8	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	871 \| 863/8	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	886 \| 879/7	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	938 \| 931/7	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Sylvia (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	1,017 \| 1,004/13	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	1,044 \| 1,038/6	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	991 \| 983/8	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	1,014 \| 1,008/6	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	969 \| 962/7	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	1,021 \| 1,016/5	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	954 \| 948/6	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	990 \| 982/8	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	1,062 \| 1,057/5	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	1,152 \| 1,143/9	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Sylvia (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	1,362 \| 1,353/9	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	1,347 \| 1,347/0	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	1,470 \| 1,465/5	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	1,588 \| 1,577/11	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	1,738 \| 1,728/10	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	1,826 \| 1,813/13	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	1,974 \| 1,963/11	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	2,225 \| 2,213/12	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	2,416 \| 2,410/6	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	2,973 \| 2,960/13	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Sylvia (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	2,955 \| 2,944/11	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	3,293 \| 3,281/12	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	3,478 \| 3,458/20	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	3,773 \| 3,752/21	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	3,835 \| 3,825/10	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	3,871 \| 3,853/18	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	4,168 \| 4,156/12	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	4,330 \| 4,308/22	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	4,154 \| 4,146/8	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	4,015 \| 4,003/12	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Sylvia (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	4,093 \| 4,084/9	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	3,819 \| 3,812/7	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	3,797 \| 3,789/8	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	3,787 \| 3,777/10	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	3,622 \| 3,612/10	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	3,825 \| 3,816/9	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	3,680 \| 3,671/9	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	4,116 \| 4,100/16	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	4,106 \| 4,093/13	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	3,386 \| 3,375/11	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Sylvia (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	3,306 \| 3,291/15	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	3,641 \| 3,623/18	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	3,735 \| 3,728/7	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	3,804 \| 3,788/16	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	3,822 \| 3,802/20	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	3,892 \| 3,870/22	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	4,271 \| 4,258/13	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	4,389 \| 4,371/18	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	4,180 \| 4,156/24	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	3,639 \| 3,620/19	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Sylvia (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	3,491 \| 3,475/16	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	2,948 \| 2,935/13	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	2,584 \| 2,568/16	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	1,939 \| 1,927/12	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	1,841 \| 1,830/11	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	2,053 \| 2,037/16	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	2,237 \| 2,222/15	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	2,356 \| 2,347/9	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	2,544 \| 2,528/16	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	2,554 \| 2,537/17	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Sylvia (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	2,764 \| 2,757/7	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	2,852 \| 2,838/14	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	2,968 \| 2,961/7	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	3,315 \| 3,297/18	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	3,322 \| 3,317/5	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	3,419 \| 3,412/7	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	3,683 \| 3,675/8	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	3,481 \| 3,469/12	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	3,422 \| 3,414/8	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	3,292 \| 3,284/8	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Sylvia (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	2,578 \| 2,565/13	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	2,022 \| 2,013/9	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	1,648 \| 1,639/9	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	1,184 \| 1,184/0	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	1,000 \| 1,000/0	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	847 \| 847/0	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	748 \| 748/0	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	617 \| 611/6	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	622 \| 617/5	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	528 \| 528/0	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Sylvia (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	497 \| 497/0	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	464 \| 464/0	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	411 \| 411/0	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	390 \| 390/0	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	446 \| 446/0	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	371 \| 371/0	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	391 \| 391/0	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	357 \| 357/0	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	340 \| 340/0	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	276 \| 276/0	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Sylvia (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	288 \| 288/0	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	286 \| 286/0	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	275 \| 275/0	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	218 \| 218/0	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	223 \| 223/0	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	166 \| 166/0	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	166 \| 166/0	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	135 \| 135/0	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	137 \| 137/0	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	112 \| 112/0	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Sylvia (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	87 \| 87/0	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	79 \| 79/0	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	79 \| 79/0	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	67 \| 67/0	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	81 \| 81/0	5,949 \| 22/5,927