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Benny vs James — Popularity Comparison

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

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Benny James

By Year

Year	Benny (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	276 \| 11/265	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	218 \| 9/209	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	222 \| 11/211	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	222 \| 6/216	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	175 \| 6/169	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	161 \| 0/161	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	148 \| 0/148	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	131 \| 0/131	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	122 \| 0/122	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	123 \| 5/118	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Benny (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	145 \| 5/140	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	142 \| 0/142	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	134 \| 0/134	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	149 \| 0/149	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	153 \| 0/153	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	149 \| 0/149	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	155 \| 0/155	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	193 \| 0/193	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	193 \| 0/193	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	167 \| 0/167	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Benny (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	181 \| 0/181	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	161 \| 0/161	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	193 \| 0/193	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	165 \| 0/165	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	192 \| 0/192	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	158 \| 0/158	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	172 \| 0/172	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	166 \| 0/166	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	179 \| 0/179	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	182 \| 0/182	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Benny (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	156 \| 0/156	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	207 \| 0/207	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	204 \| 0/204	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	201 \| 0/201	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	203 \| 0/203	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	219 \| 8/211	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	192 \| 0/192	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	211 \| 0/211	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	212 \| 0/212	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	213 \| 0/213	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Benny (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	211 \| 0/211	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	219 \| 5/214	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	288 \| 0/288	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	292 \| 0/292	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	303 \| 6/297	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	339 \| 0/339	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	324 \| 6/318	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	300 \| 0/300	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	291 \| 5/286	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	329 \| 5/324	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Benny (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	344 \| 0/344	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	311 \| 8/303	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	355 \| 7/348	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	370 \| 0/370	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	389 \| 5/384	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	404 \| 7/397	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	412 \| 8/404	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	405 \| 7/398	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	458 \| 0/458	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	522 \| 8/514	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Benny (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	600 \| 8/592	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	644 \| 7/637	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	757 \| 5/752	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	727 \| 8/719	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	795 \| 11/784	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	857 \| 12/845	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	879 \| 6/873	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	881 \| 8/873	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	885 \| 0/885	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	836 \| 14/822	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Benny (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	924 \| 10/914	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	905 \| 8/897	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	909 \| 13/896	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	933 \| 7/926	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	882 \| 7/875	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	977 \| 8/969	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	1,074 \| 9/1,065	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	1,070 \| 9/1,061	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	1,015 \| 12/1,003	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	832 \| 11/821	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Benny (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	908 \| 11/897	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	972 \| 12/960	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	885 \| 8/877	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	843 \| 8/835	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	824 \| 10/814	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	870 \| 6/864	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	838 \| 15/823	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	778 \| 18/760	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	744 \| 12/732	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	690 \| 12/678	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Benny (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	696 \| 12/684	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	604 \| 9/595	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	608 \| 15/593	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	612 \| 11/601	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	546 \| 13/533	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	498 \| 15/483	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	473 \| 13/460	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	440 \| 11/429	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	410 \| 11/399	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	408 \| 14/394	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Benny (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	427 \| 12/415	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	354 \| 8/346	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	317 \| 18/299	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	321 \| 5/316	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	279 \| 7/272	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	282 \| 7/275	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	282 \| 0/282	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	231 \| 8/223	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	196 \| 0/196	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	210 \| 0/210	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Benny (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	144 \| 0/144	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	122 \| 0/122	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	87 \| 0/87	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	50 \| 0/50	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	47 \| 0/47	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	31 \| 0/31	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	37 \| 0/37	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	41 \| 0/41	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	31 \| 0/31	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	27 \| 0/27	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Benny (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	18 \| 0/18	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	17 \| 0/17	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	13 \| 0/13	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	17 \| 0/17	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	31 \| 0/31	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	13 \| 0/13	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	18 \| 0/18	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	12 \| 0/12	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	16 \| 0/16	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	10 \| 0/10	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Benny (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	9 \| 0/9	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	9 \| 0/9	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	9 \| 0/9	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	6 \| 0/6	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	7 \| 0/7	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	5 \| 0/5	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	6 \| 0/6	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	10 \| 0/10	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	13 \| 0/13	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	9 \| 0/9	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

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