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Bertha vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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By Year

Year	Bertha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	28 \| 28/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	28 \| 28/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	34 \| 34/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	25 \| 25/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	28 \| 28/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	30 \| 30/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	28 \| 28/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	28 \| 28/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	36 \| 36/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	30 \| 30/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Bertha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	34 \| 34/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	28 \| 28/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	28 \| 28/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	47 \| 47/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	41 \| 41/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	46 \| 46/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	45 \| 45/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	63 \| 63/0	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	73 \| 73/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	57 \| 57/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Bertha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	71 \| 71/0	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	59 \| 59/0	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	80 \| 80/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	99 \| 99/0	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	92 \| 92/0	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	104 \| 104/0	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	108 \| 108/0	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	124 \| 124/0	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	130 \| 130/0	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	142 \| 142/0	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Bertha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	124 \| 124/0	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	161 \| 161/0	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	172 \| 172/0	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	156 \| 156/0	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	179 \| 179/0	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	167 \| 167/0	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	146 \| 146/0	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	155 \| 155/0	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	150 \| 145/5	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	163 \| 163/0	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Bertha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	146 \| 146/0	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	166 \| 166/0	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	187 \| 187/0	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	209 \| 209/0	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	203 \| 203/0	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	209 \| 209/0	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	199 \| 199/0	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	232 \| 232/0	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	216 \| 216/0	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	263 \| 263/0	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Bertha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	276 \| 276/0	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	316 \| 316/0	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	288 \| 288/0	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	351 \| 351/0	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	367 \| 367/0	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	398 \| 398/0	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	396 \| 396/0	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	429 \| 429/0	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	533 \| 528/5	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	560 \| 554/6	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Bertha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	639 \| 639/0	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	575 \| 575/0	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	730 \| 730/0	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	749 \| 739/10	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	850 \| 850/0	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	872 \| 872/0	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	961 \| 955/6	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	1,010 \| 1,010/0	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	959 \| 953/6	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	1,163 \| 1,153/10	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Bertha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	1,158 \| 1,158/0	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	1,182 \| 1,173/9	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	1,254 \| 1,249/5	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	1,332 \| 1,332/0	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	1,402 \| 1,396/6	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	1,529 \| 1,520/9	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	1,515 \| 1,515/0	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	1,609 \| 1,603/6	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	1,538 \| 1,532/6	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	1,434 \| 1,429/5	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Bertha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	1,636 \| 1,628/8	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	1,801 \| 1,788/13	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	1,768 \| 1,757/11	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	1,738 \| 1,723/15	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	1,741 \| 1,730/11	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	1,813 \| 1,794/19	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	1,833 \| 1,817/16	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	1,968 \| 1,955/13	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	1,927 \| 1,913/14	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	2,087 \| 2,070/17	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Bertha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	2,097 \| 2,081/16	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	2,174 \| 2,162/12	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	2,498 \| 2,473/25	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	2,380 \| 2,364/16	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	2,626 \| 2,605/21	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	2,812 \| 2,800/12	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	3,179 \| 3,161/18	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	3,404 \| 3,380/24	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	3,605 \| 3,583/22	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	3,786 \| 3,772/14	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Bertha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	4,145 \| 4,122/23	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	4,137 \| 4,122/15	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	4,436 \| 4,419/17	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	4,624 \| 4,608/16	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	4,626 \| 4,604/22	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	4,764 \| 4,754/10	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	5,065 \| 5,051/14	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	4,901 \| 4,881/20	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	4,915 \| 4,900/15	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	4,797 \| 4,785/12	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Bertha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	3,868 \| 3,859/9	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	3,359 \| 3,345/14	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	3,306 \| 3,288/18	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	2,611 \| 2,606/5	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	2,664 \| 2,651/13	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	2,453 \| 2,444/9	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	2,391 \| 2,384/7	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	2,378 \| 2,363/15	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	2,312 \| 2,302/10	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	2,444 \| 2,434/10	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Bertha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	2,379 \| 2,363/16	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	2,319 \| 2,309/10	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	2,383 \| 2,372/11	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	2,263 \| 2,257/6	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	3,041 \| 3,019/22	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	2,299 \| 2,294/5	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	2,652 \| 2,642/10	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	2,511 \| 2,502/9	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	2,577 \| 2,565/12	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	2,639 \| 2,626/13	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Bertha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	2,510 \| 2,496/14	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	2,633 \| 2,623/10	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	2,629 \| 2,617/12	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	2,380 \| 2,372/8	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	2,394 \| 2,388/6	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	2,305 \| 2,293/12	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	2,463 \| 2,450/13	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	2,048 \| 2,037/11	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	2,013 \| 2,001/12	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	1,873 \| 1,860/13	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Bertha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	1,797 \| 1,789/8	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	1,688 \| 1,682/6	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	1,516 \| 1,508/8	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	1,329 \| 1,324/5	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	1,320 \| 1,320/0	5,949 \| 22/5,927