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Alex vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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By Year

Year	Alex (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	1,809 \| 87/1,722	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	1,913 \| 99/1,814	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	2,152 \| 148/2,004	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	2,095 \| 130/1,965	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	2,293 \| 171/2,122	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	2,551 \| 151/2,400	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	2,696 \| 171/2,525	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	2,792 \| 189/2,603	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	3,031 \| 177/2,854	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	3,299 \| 187/3,112	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Alex (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	3,350 \| 160/3,190	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	3,704 \| 146/3,558	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	4,001 \| 132/3,869	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	4,209 \| 168/4,041	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	4,612 \| 173/4,439	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	5,347 \| 174/5,173	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	5,569 \| 169/5,400	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	6,467 \| 192/6,275	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	6,904 \| 234/6,670	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	6,717 \| 229/6,488	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Alex (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	7,053 \| 242/6,811	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	7,014 \| 220/6,794	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	7,032 \| 226/6,806	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	6,833 \| 219/6,614	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	6,986 \| 238/6,748	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	7,106 \| 279/6,827	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	7,233 \| 279/6,954	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	7,177 \| 322/6,855	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	7,267 \| 352/6,915	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	7,866 \| 441/7,425	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Alex (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	7,634 \| 394/7,240	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	8,066 \| 425/7,641	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	7,717 \| 366/7,351	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	7,043 \| 369/6,674	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	7,200 \| 250/6,950	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	6,783 \| 241/6,542	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	6,678 \| 270/6,408	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	6,253 \| 210/6,043	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	5,255 \| 143/5,112	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	3,993 \| 86/3,907	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Alex (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	3,112 \| 86/3,026	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	2,182 \| 27/2,155	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	2,011 \| 46/1,965	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	1,905 \| 32/1,873	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	1,710 \| 30/1,680	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	1,676 \| 20/1,656	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	1,485 \| 17/1,468	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	1,632 \| 22/1,610	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	1,384 \| 24/1,360	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	1,341 \| 13/1,328	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Alex (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	1,410 \| 24/1,386	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	1,268 \| 22/1,246	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	1,201 \| 17/1,184	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	1,377 \| 14/1,363	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	1,418 \| 15/1,403	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	1,224 \| 13/1,211	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	1,179 \| 15/1,164	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	1,142 \| 13/1,129	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	1,030 \| 6/1,024	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	1,256 \| 11/1,245	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Alex (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	1,255 \| 14/1,241	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	1,312 \| 8/1,304	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	1,280 \| 13/1,267	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	1,238 \| 21/1,217	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	1,246 \| 17/1,229	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	1,176 \| 12/1,164	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	1,034 \| 14/1,020	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	906 \| 10/896	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	817 \| 7/810	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	718 \| 6/712	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Alex (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	751 \| 8/743	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	728 \| 12/716	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	707 \| 7/700	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	699 \| 9/690	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	758 \| 9/749	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	740 \| 10/730	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	774 \| 10/764	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	805 \| 11/794	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	706 \| 0/706	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	639 \| 0/639	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Alex (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	627 \| 7/620	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	667 \| 7/660	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	687 \| 6/681	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	641 \| 0/641	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	626 \| 6/620	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	602 \| 5/597	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	606 \| 5/601	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	569 \| 5/564	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	564 \| 0/564	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	588 \| 7/581	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Alex (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	634 \| 11/623	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	611 \| 5/606	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	688 \| 5/683	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	736 \| 9/727	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	773 \| 13/760	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	793 \| 18/775	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	805 \| 6/799	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	906 \| 18/888	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	815 \| 10/805	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	908 \| 5/903	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Alex (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	983 \| 5/978	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	946 \| 6/940	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	1,011 \| 8/1,003	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	1,030 \| 8/1,022	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	1,080 \| 11/1,069	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	1,087 \| 5/1,082	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	1,215 \| 8/1,207	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	1,088 \| 7/1,081	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	1,102 \| 8/1,094	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	1,019 \| 11/1,008	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Alex (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	789 \| 0/789	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	604 \| 0/604	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	482 \| 0/482	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	268 \| 0/268	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	256 \| 0/256	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	227 \| 0/227	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	199 \| 0/199	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	186 \| 0/186	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	176 \| 0/176	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	166 \| 0/166	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Alex (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	169 \| 0/169	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	138 \| 0/138	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	154 \| 0/154	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	138 \| 0/138	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	192 \| 0/192	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	133 \| 0/133	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	149 \| 0/149	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	130 \| 0/130	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	165 \| 0/165	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	143 \| 0/143	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Alex (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	152 \| 0/152	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	133 \| 0/133	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	163 \| 0/163	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	133 \| 0/133	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	147 \| 0/147	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	127 \| 0/127	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	167 \| 0/167	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	136 \| 0/136	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	161 \| 0/161	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	159 \| 0/159	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Alex (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	148 \| 0/148	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	120 \| 0/120	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	172 \| 0/172	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	114 \| 0/114	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	147 \| 0/147	5,949 \| 22/5,927