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Forrest vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Forrest James

By Year

Year	Forrest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	798 \| 10/788	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	765 \| 21/744	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	810 \| 16/794	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	756 \| 11/745	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	648 \| 9/639	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	588 \| 5/583	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	489 \| 6/483	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	469 \| 9/460	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	431 \| 8/423	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	391 \| 0/391	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Forrest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	344 \| 6/338	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	262 \| 5/257	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	154 \| 0/154	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	161 \| 0/161	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	162 \| 0/162	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	166 \| 0/166	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	129 \| 0/129	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	142 \| 0/142	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	147 \| 0/147	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	151 \| 0/151	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Forrest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	158 \| 0/158	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	195 \| 0/195	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	199 \| 5/194	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	207 \| 0/207	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	252 \| 0/252	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	262 \| 0/262	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	296 \| 0/296	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	377 \| 7/370	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	439 \| 8/431	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	880 \| 22/858	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Forrest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	1,381 \| 38/1,343	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	970 \| 22/948	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	851 \| 19/832	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	636 \| 16/620	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	547 \| 5/542	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	461 \| 0/461	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	414 \| 10/404	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	382 \| 5/377	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	337 \| 6/331	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	310 \| 0/310	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Forrest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	295 \| 7/288	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	323 \| 10/313	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	367 \| 7/360	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	320 \| 8/312	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	333 \| 0/333	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	324 \| 8/316	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	323 \| 6/317	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	315 \| 0/315	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	279 \| 0/279	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	284 \| 7/277	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Forrest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	288 \| 8/280	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	222 \| 0/222	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	279 \| 6/273	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	323 \| 7/316	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	316 \| 5/311	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	277 \| 0/277	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	301 \| 5/296	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	308 \| 6/302	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	300 \| 0/300	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	348 \| 0/348	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Forrest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	382 \| 0/382	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	409 \| 5/404	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	452 \| 0/452	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	428 \| 0/428	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	408 \| 9/399	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	443 \| 6/437	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	419 \| 7/412	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	466 \| 5/461	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	451 \| 10/441	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	511 \| 7/504	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Forrest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	508 \| 5/503	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	490 \| 14/476	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	528 \| 10/518	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	512 \| 11/501	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	471 \| 13/458	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	468 \| 9/459	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	440 \| 8/432	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	513 \| 0/513	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	507 \| 14/493	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	447 \| 6/441	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Forrest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	477 \| 11/466	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	460 \| 10/450	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	423 \| 11/412	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	434 \| 8/426	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	416 \| 9/407	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	422 \| 8/414	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	412 \| 9/403	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	426 \| 6/420	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	398 \| 5/393	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	431 \| 9/422	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Forrest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	420 \| 8/412	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	460 \| 6/454	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	512 \| 14/498	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	485 \| 12/473	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	545 \| 13/532	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	619 \| 17/602	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	586 \| 14/572	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	620 \| 10/610	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	688 \| 8/680	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	653 \| 5/648	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Forrest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	710 \| 15/695	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	778 \| 20/758	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	790 \| 18/772	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	801 \| 20/781	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	806 \| 14/792	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	701 \| 15/686	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	776 \| 19/757	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	678 \| 15/663	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	668 \| 16/652	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	653 \| 10/643	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Forrest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	517 \| 16/501	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	409 \| 14/395	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	323 \| 15/308	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	152 \| 0/152	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	112 \| 9/103	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	130 \| 5/125	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	105 \| 0/105	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	131 \| 16/115	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	85 \| 0/85	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	75 \| 0/75	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Forrest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	95 \| 6/89	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	84 \| 8/76	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	97 \| 6/91	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	80 \| 7/73	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	72 \| 6/66	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	91 \| 8/83	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	90 \| 10/80	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	88 \| 7/81	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	95 \| 8/87	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	95 \| 7/88	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Forrest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	53 \| 0/53	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	83 \| 9/74	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	52 \| 0/52	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	67 \| 8/59	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	66 \| 10/56	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	72 \| 7/65	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	68 \| 6/62	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	39 \| 5/34	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	56 \| 0/56	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	36 \| 0/36	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Forrest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	36 \| 0/36	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	25 \| 0/25	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	38 \| 0/38	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	28 \| 0/28	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	36 \| 0/36	5,949 \| 22/5,927