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Nicholas vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Nicholas James

By Year

Year	Nicholas (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	3,025 \| 0/3,025	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	3,257 \| 0/3,257	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	3,645 \| 6/3,639	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	3,862 \| 0/3,862	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	4,065 \| 0/4,065	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	4,648 \| 8/4,640	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	4,843 \| 0/4,843	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	5,373 \| 6/5,367	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	5,769 \| 6/5,763	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	6,266 \| 7/6,259	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Nicholas (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	6,791 \| 12/6,779	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	7,160 \| 13/7,147	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	7,749 \| 8/7,741	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	8,616 \| 15/8,601	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	9,663 \| 11/9,652	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	10,873 \| 18/10,855	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	12,551 \| 21/12,530	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	14,376 \| 14/14,362	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	15,690 \| 16/15,674	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	17,100 \| 24/17,076	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Nicholas (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	18,591 \| 72/18,519	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	19,740 \| 44/19,696	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	21,429 \| 39/21,390	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	22,883 \| 35/22,848	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	24,693 \| 39/24,654	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	25,678 \| 39/25,639	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	26,671 \| 38/26,633	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	27,308 \| 51/27,257	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	27,774 \| 52/27,722	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	29,217 \| 56/29,161	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Nicholas (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	27,833 \| 66/27,767	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	28,206 \| 91/28,115	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	27,841 \| 80/27,761	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	27,438 \| 81/27,357	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	27,983 \| 69/27,914	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	28,353 \| 122/28,231	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	25,435 \| 135/25,300	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	23,409 \| 160/23,249	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	22,935 \| 135/22,800	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	22,546 \| 162/22,384	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Nicholas (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	21,164 \| 146/21,018	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	20,029 \| 135/19,894	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	19,778 \| 136/19,642	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	19,901 \| 124/19,777	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	21,164 \| 139/21,025	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	21,483 \| 140/21,343	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	16,451 \| 108/16,343	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	6,107 \| 34/6,073	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	3,485 \| 20/3,465	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	3,342 \| 24/3,318	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Nicholas (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	3,239 \| 21/3,218	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	3,170 \| 16/3,154	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	2,860 \| 16/2,844	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	2,631 \| 22/2,609	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	2,709 \| 7/2,702	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	2,585 \| 8/2,577	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	2,567 \| 16/2,551	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	2,300 \| 12/2,288	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	2,146 \| 7/2,139	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	2,075 \| 7/2,068	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Nicholas (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	2,070 \| 0/2,070	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	2,140 \| 10/2,130	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	2,145 \| 0/2,145	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	2,084 \| 8/2,076	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	2,299 \| 0/2,299	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	2,202 \| 6/2,196	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	2,198 \| 9/2,189	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	2,204 \| 7/2,197	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	2,218 \| 6/2,212	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	2,194 \| 8/2,186	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Nicholas (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	2,379 \| 11/2,368	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	2,364 \| 5/2,359	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	2,343 \| 0/2,343	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	2,388 \| 0/2,388	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	2,176 \| 0/2,176	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	2,003 \| 5/1,998	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	1,934 \| 5/1,929	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	1,935 \| 0/1,935	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	1,675 \| 0/1,675	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	1,362 \| 6/1,356	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Nicholas (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	1,362 \| 0/1,362	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	1,440 \| 6/1,434	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	1,500 \| 0/1,500	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	1,218 \| 6/1,212	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	1,102 \| 0/1,102	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	1,032 \| 0/1,032	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	994 \| 5/989	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	935 \| 0/935	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	929 \| 0/929	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	911 \| 0/911	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Nicholas (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	873 \| 0/873	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	895 \| 7/888	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	931 \| 6/925	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	1,111 \| 8/1,103	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	1,145 \| 14/1,131	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	1,205 \| 13/1,192	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	1,223 \| 7/1,216	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	1,284 \| 12/1,272	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	1,335 \| 16/1,319	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	1,339 \| 7/1,332	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Nicholas (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	1,501 \| 13/1,488	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	1,473 \| 5/1,468	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	1,421 \| 7/1,414	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	1,559 \| 6/1,553	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	1,360 \| 6/1,354	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	1,328 \| 7/1,321	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	1,488 \| 0/1,488	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	1,418 \| 6/1,412	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	1,426 \| 7/1,419	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	1,427 \| 0/1,427	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Nicholas (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	1,151 \| 0/1,151	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	796 \| 0/796	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	676 \| 0/676	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	308 \| 0/308	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	235 \| 0/235	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	204 \| 0/204	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	226 \| 0/226	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	161 \| 0/161	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	144 \| 0/144	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	112 \| 0/112	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Nicholas (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	102 \| 0/102	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	90 \| 0/90	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	112 \| 0/112	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	88 \| 0/88	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	95 \| 0/95	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	69 \| 0/69	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	94 \| 0/94	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	87 \| 0/87	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	106 \| 0/106	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	84 \| 0/84	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Nicholas (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	77 \| 0/77	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	89 \| 0/89	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	95 \| 0/95	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	78 \| 0/78	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	78 \| 0/78	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	68 \| 0/68	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	97 \| 0/97	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	79 \| 0/79	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	85 \| 0/85	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	66 \| 0/66	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Nicholas (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	69 \| 0/69	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	71 \| 0/71	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	66 \| 0/66	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	56 \| 0/56	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	73 \| 0/73	5,949 \| 22/5,927