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Ruth vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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By Year

Year	Ruth (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	1,767 \| 1,767/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	1,602 \| 1,602/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	1,666 \| 1,666/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	1,578 \| 1,578/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	1,326 \| 1,326/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	1,351 \| 1,351/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	1,250 \| 1,250/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	1,212 \| 1,212/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	1,103 \| 1,103/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	1,109 \| 1,109/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Ruth (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	1,063 \| 1,063/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	993 \| 993/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	931 \| 931/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	906 \| 906/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	934 \| 934/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	915 \| 915/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	933 \| 928/5	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	963 \| 963/0	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	891 \| 891/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	908 \| 908/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Ruth (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	914 \| 914/0	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	896 \| 896/0	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	905 \| 905/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	951 \| 951/0	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	909 \| 909/0	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	875 \| 875/0	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	853 \| 853/0	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	857 \| 857/0	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	802 \| 802/0	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	859 \| 853/6	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Ruth (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	882 \| 882/0	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	866 \| 861/5	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	855 \| 855/0	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	990 \| 985/5	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	915 \| 907/8	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	998 \| 986/12	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	1,011 \| 997/14	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	1,040 \| 1,031/9	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	1,097 \| 1,084/13	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	1,125 \| 1,116/9	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Ruth (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	1,176 \| 1,165/11	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	1,135 \| 1,124/11	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	1,193 \| 1,178/15	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	1,273 \| 1,267/6	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	1,266 \| 1,258/8	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	1,210 \| 1,202/8	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	1,219 \| 1,208/11	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	1,199 \| 1,191/8	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	1,209 \| 1,198/11	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	1,235 \| 1,230/5	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Ruth (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	1,304 \| 1,299/5	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	1,287 \| 1,273/14	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	1,383 \| 1,383/0	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	1,641 \| 1,629/12	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	1,827 \| 1,816/11	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	1,908 \| 1,900/8	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	2,158 \| 2,150/8	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	2,435 \| 2,420/15	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	2,857 \| 2,846/11	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	3,243 \| 3,231/12	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Ruth (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	3,657 \| 3,640/17	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	3,886 \| 3,869/17	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	4,315 \| 4,293/22	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	4,908 \| 4,896/12	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	4,959 \| 4,942/17	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	5,068 \| 5,056/12	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	5,260 \| 5,247/13	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	5,687 \| 5,667/20	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	6,088 \| 6,075/13	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	6,204 \| 6,187/17	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Ruth (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	6,574 \| 6,566/8	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	6,591 \| 6,582/9	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	6,970 \| 6,953/17	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	7,087 \| 7,076/11	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	7,138 \| 7,128/10	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	7,672 \| 7,651/21	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	7,917 \| 7,903/14	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	8,506 \| 8,481/25	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	8,505 \| 8,475/30	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	8,065 \| 8,046/19	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Ruth (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	8,706 \| 8,674/32	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	9,411 \| 9,369/42	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	9,358 \| 9,315/43	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	8,902 \| 8,863/39	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	8,923 \| 8,887/36	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	9,113 \| 9,063/50	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	9,346 \| 9,303/43	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	9,651 \| 9,602/49	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	9,260 \| 9,217/43	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	10,041 \| 9,989/52	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Ruth (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	10,630 \| 10,565/65	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	11,189 \| 11,137/52	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	12,332 \| 12,256/76	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	13,191 \| 13,131/60	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	15,012 \| 14,942/70	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	16,092 \| 16,022/70	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	17,927 \| 17,859/68	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	19,503 \| 19,412/91	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	20,298 \| 20,225/73	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	22,324 \| 22,247/77	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Ruth (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	23,671 \| 23,600/71	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	23,700 \| 23,638/62	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	23,706 \| 23,633/73	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	25,841 \| 25,783/58	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	26,156 \| 26,102/54	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	24,625 \| 24,562/63	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	25,582 \| 25,535/47	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	23,618 \| 23,568/50	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	23,244 \| 23,189/55	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	21,924 \| 21,878/46	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Ruth (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	15,885 \| 15,839/46	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	12,642 \| 12,609/33	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	11,323 \| 11,280/43	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	8,032 \| 8,003/29	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	7,247 \| 7,212/35	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	6,526 \| 6,509/17	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	6,200 \| 6,180/20	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	5,588 \| 5,573/15	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	5,159 \| 5,140/19	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	5,088 \| 5,068/20	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Ruth (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	4,915 \| 4,900/15	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	4,530 \| 4,517/13	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	4,401 \| 4,384/17	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	3,989 \| 3,974/15	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	4,781 \| 4,765/16	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	3,921 \| 3,912/9	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	4,264 \| 4,249/15	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	3,898 \| 3,878/20	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	3,917 \| 3,905/12	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	3,558 \| 3,551/7	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Ruth (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	3,387 \| 3,372/15	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	3,670 \| 3,658/12	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	3,302 \| 3,290/12	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	1,857 \| 1,857/0	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	1,200 \| 1,195/5	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	1,073 \| 1,073/0	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	850 \| 850/0	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	632 \| 627/5	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	581 \| 581/0	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	511 \| 506/5	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Ruth (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	442 \| 442/0	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	387 \| 387/0	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	323 \| 323/0	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	275 \| 275/0	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	234 \| 234/0	5,949 \| 22/5,927