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Merl vs Oliver — Popularity Comparison

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

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Merl Oliver

By Year

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

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By Year

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

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By Year

Year	Merl (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
2004	0 \| 0/0	1,497 \| 6/1,491
2003	0 \| 0/0	1,379 \| 5/1,374
2002	0 \| 0/0	1,171 \| 5/1,166
2001	0 \| 0/0	978 \| 0/978
2000	0 \| 0/0	978 \| 0/978
1999	0 \| 0/0	782 \| 0/782
1998	0 \| 0/0	740 \| 5/735
1997	0 \| 0/0	669 \| 0/669
1996	0 \| 0/0	607 \| 0/607
1995	0 \| 0/0	597 \| 0/597

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By Year

Year	Merl (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1994	0 \| 0/0	643 \| 0/643
1993	0 \| 0/0	670 \| 5/665
1992	0 \| 0/0	664 \| 0/664
1991	0 \| 0/0	582 \| 0/582
1990	0 \| 0/0	625 \| 0/625
1989	0 \| 0/0	460 \| 0/460
1988	0 \| 0/0	440 \| 0/440
1987	0 \| 0/0	467 \| 6/461
1986	5 \| 0/5	344 \| 6/338
1985	5 \| 0/5	371 \| 0/371

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By Year

Year	Merl (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1984	5 \| 0/5	404 \| 7/397
1983	0 \| 0/0	434 \| 0/434
1982	0 \| 0/0	455 \| 0/455
1981	0 \| 0/0	409 \| 6/403
1980	0 \| 0/0	400 \| 7/393
1979	0 \| 0/0	408 \| 0/408
1978	0 \| 0/0	430 \| 8/422
1977	8 \| 0/8	345 \| 7/338
1976	6 \| 0/6	341 \| 5/336
1975	7 \| 0/7	355 \| 0/355

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By Year

Year	Merl (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1974	10 \| 0/10	347 \| 0/347
1973	10 \| 0/10	381 \| 7/374
1972	13 \| 0/13	373 \| 5/368
1971	7 \| 0/7	422 \| 6/416
1970	8 \| 0/8	366 \| 0/366
1969	14 \| 0/14	336 \| 7/329
1968	10 \| 0/10	332 \| 7/325
1967	13 \| 0/13	290 \| 0/290
1966	11 \| 5/6	342 \| 5/337
1965	15 \| 0/15	303 \| 0/303

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By Year

Year	Merl (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1964	16 \| 0/16	367 \| 0/367
1963	24 \| 0/24	358 \| 0/358
1962	12 \| 0/12	312 \| 0/312
1961	21 \| 0/21	348 \| 0/348
1960	14 \| 0/14	370 \| 0/370
1959	18 \| 0/18	379 \| 8/371
1958	26 \| 0/26	453 \| 0/453
1957	22 \| 0/22	452 \| 0/452
1956	25 \| 0/25	488 \| 5/483
1955	24 \| 0/24	507 \| 0/507

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By Year

Year	Merl (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1954	16 \| 0/16	537 \| 0/537
1953	31 \| 0/31	529 \| 8/521
1952	37 \| 0/37	566 \| 11/555
1951	38 \| 6/32	552 \| 0/552
1950	34 \| 0/34	556 \| 0/556
1949	30 \| 0/30	603 \| 6/597
1948	42 \| 0/42	642 \| 11/631
1947	37 \| 0/37	629 \| 5/624
1946	25 \| 0/25	625 \| 6/619
1945	29 \| 0/29	563 \| 5/558

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By Year

Year	Merl (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1944	30 \| 0/30	572 \| 7/565
1943	39 \| 0/39	683 \| 15/668
1942	43 \| 6/37	617 \| 5/612
1941	34 \| 5/29	601 \| 0/601
1940	40 \| 7/33	589 \| 7/582
1939	32 \| 5/27	604 \| 6/598
1938	42 \| 0/42	568 \| 0/568
1937	49 \| 5/44	615 \| 6/609
1936	51 \| 8/43	591 \| 0/591
1935	39 \| 8/31	656 \| 9/647

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By Year

Year	Merl (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1934	46 \| 0/46	741 \| 9/732
1933	39 \| 6/33	595 \| 0/595
1932	48 \| 0/48	747 \| 6/741
1931	53 \| 0/53	784 \| 6/778
1930	53 \| 9/44	859 \| 9/850
1929	68 \| 8/60	896 \| 11/885
1928	66 \| 5/61	942 \| 8/934
1927	73 \| 8/65	1,014 \| 12/1,002
1926	85 \| 15/70	1,070 \| 5/1,065
1925	79 \| 9/70	1,062 \| 13/1,049

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By Year

Year	Merl (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1924	79 \| 13/66	1,183 \| 11/1,172
1923	80 \| 10/70	1,231 \| 10/1,221
1922	92 \| 9/83	1,224 \| 10/1,214
1921	80 \| 6/74	1,204 \| 10/1,194
1920	89 \| 15/74	1,175 \| 11/1,164
1919	91 \| 9/82	1,220 \| 11/1,209
1918	90 \| 11/79	1,258 \| 10/1,248
1917	80 \| 11/69	1,185 \| 10/1,175
1916	80 \| 6/74	1,118 \| 15/1,103
1915	67 \| 10/57	1,140 \| 9/1,131

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By Year

Year	Merl (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1914	63 \| 11/52	873 \| 12/861
1913	43 \| 5/38	644 \| 0/644
1912	43 \| 12/31	653 \| 7/646
1911	9 \| 0/9	338 \| 5/333
1910	12 \| 0/12	307 \| 0/307
1909	7 \| 0/7	246 \| 0/246
1908	18 \| 7/11	207 \| 0/207
1907	18 \| 0/18	207 \| 0/207
1906	12 \| 5/7	183 \| 0/183
1905	0 \| 0/0	220 \| 9/211

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By Year

Year	Merl (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1904	7 \| 0/7	200 \| 0/200
1903	14 \| 7/7	210 \| 0/210
1902	5 \| 0/5	181 \| 0/181
1901	7 \| 0/7	187 \| 0/187
1900	0 \| 0/0	256 \| 0/256
1899	10 \| 0/10	161 \| 0/161
1898	13 \| 8/5	186 \| 0/186
1897	8 \| 0/8	174 \| 0/174
1896	9 \| 0/9	194 \| 0/194
1895	13 \| 8/5	216 \| 0/216

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By Year

Year	Merl (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1894	0 \| 0/0	222 \| 0/222
1893	6 \| 0/6	214 \| 0/214
1892	6 \| 0/6	238 \| 0/238
1891	9 \| 0/9	212 \| 0/212
1890	0 \| 0/0	218 \| 0/218
1889	0 \| 0/0	210 \| 0/210
1888	0 \| 0/0	206 \| 0/206
1887	8 \| 0/8	203 \| 0/203
1886	7 \| 0/7	230 \| 0/230
1885	0 \| 0/0	258 \| 0/258

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By Year

Year	Merl (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1884	0 \| 0/0	245 \| 0/245
1883	0 \| 0/0	219 \| 0/219
1882	0 \| 0/0	244 \| 0/244
1881	0 \| 0/0	238 \| 0/238
1880	0 \| 0/0	234 \| 0/234