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Nels vs Oliver — Popularity Comparison

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

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Nels Oliver

By Year

Year	Nels (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
2024	18 \| 0/18	15,368 \| 25/15,343
2023	19 \| 0/19	14,810 \| 28/14,782
2022	19 \| 0/19	15,189 \| 28/15,161
2021	23 \| 0/23	14,733 \| 26/14,707
2020	16 \| 0/16	14,298 \| 23/14,275
2019	13 \| 0/13	13,986 \| 22/13,964
2018	11 \| 0/11	13,518 \| 19/13,499
2017	16 \| 0/16	13,239 \| 15/13,224
2016	15 \| 0/15	13,083 \| 18/13,065
2015	14 \| 0/14	11,687 \| 20/11,667

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By Year

Year	Nels (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
2014	21 \| 0/21	9,463 \| 13/9,450
2013	7 \| 0/7	7,287 \| 12/7,275
2012	11 \| 0/11	5,931 \| 9/5,922
2011	12 \| 0/12	5,422 \| 9/5,413
2010	17 \| 0/17	4,671 \| 7/4,664
2009	16 \| 0/16	4,294 \| 7/4,287
2008	10 \| 0/10	3,615 \| 11/3,604
2007	12 \| 0/12	2,917 \| 7/2,910
2006	7 \| 0/7	2,352 \| 0/2,352
2005	15 \| 0/15	1,793 \| 0/1,793

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By Year

Year	Nels (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
2004	12 \| 0/12	1,497 \| 6/1,491
2003	9 \| 0/9	1,379 \| 5/1,374
2002	10 \| 0/10	1,171 \| 5/1,166
2001	14 \| 0/14	978 \| 0/978
2000	14 \| 0/14	978 \| 0/978
1999	8 \| 0/8	782 \| 0/782
1998	13 \| 0/13	740 \| 5/735
1997	14 \| 0/14	669 \| 0/669
1996	19 \| 0/19	607 \| 0/607
1995	11 \| 0/11	597 \| 0/597

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By Year

Year	Nels (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1994	12 \| 0/12	643 \| 0/643
1993	18 \| 0/18	670 \| 5/665
1992	17 \| 0/17	664 \| 0/664
1991	17 \| 0/17	582 \| 0/582
1990	23 \| 0/23	625 \| 0/625
1989	25 \| 0/25	460 \| 0/460
1988	15 \| 0/15	440 \| 0/440
1987	22 \| 0/22	467 \| 6/461
1986	22 \| 0/22	344 \| 6/338
1985	18 \| 0/18	371 \| 0/371

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By Year

Year	Nels (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1984	27 \| 0/27	404 \| 7/397
1983	20 \| 0/20	434 \| 0/434
1982	41 \| 0/41	455 \| 0/455
1981	31 \| 0/31	409 \| 6/403
1980	43 \| 0/43	400 \| 7/393
1979	28 \| 0/28	408 \| 0/408
1978	22 \| 0/22	430 \| 8/422
1977	27 \| 0/27	345 \| 7/338
1976	37 \| 0/37	341 \| 5/336
1975	21 \| 0/21	355 \| 0/355

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By Year

Year	Nels (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1974	29 \| 0/29	347 \| 0/347
1973	32 \| 0/32	381 \| 7/374
1972	23 \| 0/23	373 \| 5/368
1971	28 \| 0/28	422 \| 6/416
1970	29 \| 0/29	366 \| 0/366
1969	33 \| 0/33	336 \| 7/329
1968	24 \| 0/24	332 \| 7/325
1967	33 \| 0/33	290 \| 0/290
1966	41 \| 0/41	342 \| 5/337
1965	32 \| 0/32	303 \| 0/303

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By Year

Year	Nels (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1964	27 \| 0/27	367 \| 0/367
1963	38 \| 0/38	358 \| 0/358
1962	31 \| 0/31	312 \| 0/312
1961	46 \| 0/46	348 \| 0/348
1960	38 \| 0/38	370 \| 0/370
1959	43 \| 0/43	379 \| 8/371
1958	42 \| 0/42	453 \| 0/453
1957	43 \| 0/43	452 \| 0/452
1956	51 \| 0/51	488 \| 5/483
1955	55 \| 0/55	507 \| 0/507

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By Year

Year	Nels (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1954	36 \| 0/36	537 \| 0/537
1953	48 \| 0/48	529 \| 8/521
1952	46 \| 0/46	566 \| 11/555
1951	45 \| 0/45	552 \| 0/552
1950	45 \| 0/45	556 \| 0/556
1949	41 \| 0/41	603 \| 6/597
1948	36 \| 0/36	642 \| 11/631
1947	36 \| 0/36	629 \| 5/624
1946	46 \| 0/46	625 \| 6/619
1945	26 \| 0/26	563 \| 5/558

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By Year

Year	Nels (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1944	35 \| 0/35	572 \| 7/565
1943	36 \| 0/36	683 \| 15/668
1942	35 \| 0/35	617 \| 5/612
1941	23 \| 0/23	601 \| 0/601
1940	35 \| 0/35	589 \| 7/582
1939	31 \| 0/31	604 \| 6/598
1938	28 \| 0/28	568 \| 0/568
1937	38 \| 0/38	615 \| 6/609
1936	30 \| 0/30	591 \| 0/591
1935	26 \| 0/26	656 \| 9/647

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By Year

Year	Nels (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1934	32 \| 0/32	741 \| 9/732
1933	40 \| 0/40	595 \| 0/595
1932	24 \| 0/24	747 \| 6/741
1931	42 \| 0/42	784 \| 6/778
1930	26 \| 0/26	859 \| 9/850
1929	26 \| 0/26	896 \| 11/885
1928	32 \| 0/32	942 \| 8/934
1927	52 \| 0/52	1,014 \| 12/1,002
1926	39 \| 0/39	1,070 \| 5/1,065
1925	47 \| 0/47	1,062 \| 13/1,049

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By Year

Year	Nels (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1924	37 \| 0/37	1,183 \| 11/1,172
1923	38 \| 0/38	1,231 \| 10/1,221
1922	38 \| 0/38	1,224 \| 10/1,214
1921	45 \| 0/45	1,204 \| 10/1,194
1920	44 \| 0/44	1,175 \| 11/1,164
1919	34 \| 0/34	1,220 \| 11/1,209
1918	65 \| 0/65	1,258 \| 10/1,248
1917	46 \| 0/46	1,185 \| 10/1,175
1916	58 \| 0/58	1,118 \| 15/1,103
1915	56 \| 0/56	1,140 \| 9/1,131

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By Year

Year	Nels (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1914	45 \| 0/45	873 \| 12/861
1913	39 \| 0/39	644 \| 0/644
1912	30 \| 0/30	653 \| 7/646
1911	18 \| 0/18	338 \| 5/333
1910	11 \| 0/11	307 \| 0/307
1909	11 \| 0/11	246 \| 0/246
1908	13 \| 0/13	207 \| 0/207
1907	16 \| 0/16	207 \| 0/207
1906	11 \| 0/11	183 \| 0/183
1905	14 \| 0/14	220 \| 9/211

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By Year

Year	Nels (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1904	7 \| 0/7	200 \| 0/200
1903	9 \| 0/9	210 \| 0/210
1902	14 \| 0/14	181 \| 0/181
1901	8 \| 0/8	187 \| 0/187
1900	8 \| 0/8	256 \| 0/256
1899	14 \| 0/14	161 \| 0/161
1898	19 \| 0/19	186 \| 0/186
1897	14 \| 0/14	174 \| 0/174
1896	21 \| 0/21	194 \| 0/194
1895	20 \| 0/20	216 \| 0/216

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By Year

Year	Nels (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1894	20 \| 0/20	222 \| 0/222
1893	32 \| 0/32	214 \| 0/214
1892	19 \| 0/19	238 \| 0/238
1891	18 \| 0/18	212 \| 0/212
1890	15 \| 0/15	218 \| 0/218
1889	17 \| 0/17	210 \| 0/210
1888	32 \| 0/32	206 \| 0/206
1887	19 \| 0/19	203 \| 0/203
1886	15 \| 0/15	230 \| 0/230
1885	20 \| 0/20	258 \| 0/258

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By Year

Year	Nels (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1884	32 \| 0/32	245 \| 0/245
1883	19 \| 0/19	219 \| 0/219
1882	26 \| 0/26	244 \| 0/244
1881	18 \| 0/18	238 \| 0/238
1880	12 \| 0/12	234 \| 0/234