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Bernard vs James — Popularity Comparison

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Bernard James

By Year

Year	Bernard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	147 \| 0/147	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	122 \| 0/122	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	147 \| 0/147	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	143 \| 0/143	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	147 \| 0/147	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	150 \| 0/150	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	167 \| 0/167	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	160 \| 0/160	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	163 \| 0/163	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	151 \| 0/151	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Bernard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	158 \| 0/158	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	167 \| 0/167	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	150 \| 0/150	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	168 \| 0/168	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	172 \| 0/172	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	189 \| 0/189	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	214 \| 0/214	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	212 \| 0/212	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	194 \| 0/194	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	223 \| 0/223	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Bernard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	238 \| 0/238	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	220 \| 0/220	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	226 \| 0/226	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	261 \| 0/261	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	275 \| 0/275	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	266 \| 0/266	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	297 \| 0/297	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	319 \| 0/319	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	323 \| 0/323	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	431 \| 0/431	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Bernard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	413 \| 0/413	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	515 \| 8/507	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	530 \| 0/530	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	558 \| 0/558	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	516 \| 0/516	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	659 \| 0/659	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	614 \| 5/609	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	599 \| 6/593	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	602 \| 7/595	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	660 \| 7/653	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Bernard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	623 \| 8/615	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	649 \| 9/640	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	683 \| 6/677	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	705 \| 8/697	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	769 \| 0/769	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	765 \| 5/760	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	748 \| 10/738	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	765 \| 7/758	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	801 \| 8/793	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	857 \| 10/847	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Bernard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	864 \| 6/858	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	953 \| 8/945	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	1,059 \| 12/1,047	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	1,174 \| 6/1,168	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	1,197 \| 11/1,186	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	1,295 \| 11/1,284	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	1,318 \| 11/1,307	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	1,449 \| 8/1,441	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	1,540 \| 19/1,521	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	1,681 \| 6/1,675	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Bernard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	1,889 \| 11/1,878	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	1,962 \| 18/1,944	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	1,983 \| 12/1,971	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	2,166 \| 16/2,150	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	2,313 \| 11/2,302	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	2,290 \| 15/2,275	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	2,414 \| 8/2,406	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	2,550 \| 17/2,533	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	2,498 \| 15/2,483	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	2,566 \| 6/2,560	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Bernard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	2,737 \| 8/2,729	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	2,756 \| 10/2,746	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	2,757 \| 7/2,750	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	2,777 \| 7/2,770	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	2,649 \| 12/2,637	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	2,685 \| 6/2,679	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	2,715 \| 0/2,715	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	3,006 \| 12/2,994	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	2,610 \| 5/2,605	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	2,405 \| 16/2,389	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Bernard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	2,628 \| 9/2,619	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	2,756 \| 12/2,744	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	2,736 \| 12/2,724	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	2,515 \| 6/2,509	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	2,475 \| 7/2,468	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	2,635 \| 11/2,624	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	2,725 \| 10/2,715	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	2,680 \| 9/2,671	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	2,863 \| 9/2,854	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	2,942 \| 9/2,933	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Bernard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	3,157 \| 11/3,146	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	3,024 \| 19/3,005	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	3,266 \| 14/3,252	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	3,538 \| 24/3,514	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	3,854 \| 24/3,830	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	3,843 \| 34/3,809	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	4,098 \| 31/4,067	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	4,199 \| 34/4,165	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	4,195 \| 23/4,172	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	4,283 \| 24/4,259	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Bernard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	4,524 \| 19/4,505	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	4,396 \| 20/4,376	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	4,434 \| 25/4,409	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	4,500 \| 15/4,485	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	4,191 \| 28/4,163	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	3,925 \| 10/3,915	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	4,117 \| 19/4,098	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	3,727 \| 16/3,711	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	3,491 \| 15/3,476	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	3,322 \| 20/3,302	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Bernard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	2,454 \| 18/2,436	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	1,924 \| 8/1,916	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	1,437 \| 0/1,437	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	786 \| 9/777	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	565 \| 5/560	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	463 \| 0/463	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	414 \| 0/414	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	378 \| 0/378	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	343 \| 0/343	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	292 \| 0/292	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Bernard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	326 \| 0/326	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	271 \| 0/271	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	259 \| 0/259	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	247 \| 5/242	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	308 \| 0/308	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	222 \| 0/222	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	284 \| 0/284	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	239 \| 5/234	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	241 \| 0/241	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	259 \| 0/259	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Bernard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	256 \| 0/256	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	217 \| 0/217	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	237 \| 0/237	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	187 \| 0/187	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	178 \| 0/178	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	215 \| 0/215	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	207 \| 0/207	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	159 \| 0/159	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	180 \| 0/180	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	160 \| 0/160	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Bernard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	140 \| 0/140	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	141 \| 0/141	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	144 \| 0/144	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	130 \| 0/130	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	140 \| 0/140	5,949 \| 22/5,927