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Brian vs James — Popularity Comparison

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Brian James

By Year

Year	Brian (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	1,111 \| 0/1,111	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	1,048 \| 0/1,048	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	1,180 \| 0/1,180	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	1,188 \| 0/1,188	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	1,261 \| 0/1,261	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	1,478 \| 0/1,478	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	1,631 \| 0/1,631	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	1,777 \| 0/1,777	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	1,983 \| 0/1,983	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	2,222 \| 5/2,217	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Brian (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	2,535 \| 0/2,535	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	2,649 \| 5/2,644	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	2,830 \| 11/2,819	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	3,255 \| 5/3,250	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	3,774 \| 8/3,766	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	4,662 \| 6/4,656	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	5,272 \| 9/5,263	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	6,098 \| 23/6,075	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	6,519 \| 8/6,511	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	6,943 \| 24/6,919	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Brian (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	7,375 \| 42/7,333	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	7,692 \| 20/7,672	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	8,101 \| 19/8,082	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	8,319 \| 16/8,303	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	8,987 \| 30/8,957	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	8,828 \| 20/8,808	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	9,171 \| 25/9,146	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	9,761 \| 24/9,737	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	10,505 \| 29/10,476	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	11,042 \| 53/10,989	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Brian (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	11,682 \| 36/11,646	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	12,587 \| 44/12,543	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	14,150 \| 42/14,108	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	14,965 \| 48/14,917	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	16,984 \| 51/16,933	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	18,178 \| 70/18,108	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	19,655 \| 126/19,529	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	20,489 \| 126/20,363	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	21,171 \| 142/21,029	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	23,205 \| 137/23,068	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Brian (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	24,870 \| 147/24,723	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	26,203 \| 156/26,047	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	25,977 \| 147/25,830	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	26,726 \| 144/26,582	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	28,891 \| 173/28,718	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	28,822 \| 158/28,664	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	29,606 \| 171/29,435	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	32,675 \| 181/32,494	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	30,679 \| 155/30,524	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	30,737 \| 151/30,586	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Brian (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	34,589 \| 138/34,451	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	35,848 \| 160/35,688	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	36,480 \| 171/36,309	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	32,775 \| 150/32,625	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	32,066 \| 148/31,918	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	31,799 \| 130/31,669	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	30,027 \| 105/29,922	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	28,752 \| 104/28,648	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	27,344 \| 89/27,255	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	24,621 \| 71/24,550	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Brian (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	24,237 \| 63/24,174	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	24,177 \| 55/24,122	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	23,287 \| 60/23,227	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	22,602 \| 40/22,562	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	22,042 \| 52/21,990	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	20,774 \| 39/20,735	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	19,314 \| 38/19,276	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	17,550 \| 26/17,524	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	14,686 \| 19/14,667	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	10,129 \| 23/10,106	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Brian (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	8,091 \| 12/8,079	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	6,676 \| 10/6,666	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	5,754 \| 13/5,741	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	5,108 \| 8/5,100	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	4,447 \| 5/4,442	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	3,860 \| 6/3,854	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	3,364 \| 6/3,358	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	3,462 \| 12/3,450	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	2,593 \| 8/2,585	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	1,994 \| 5/1,989	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Brian (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	1,954 \| 0/1,954	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	1,960 \| 10/1,950	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	1,523 \| 0/1,523	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	1,123 \| 0/1,123	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	1,008 \| 0/1,008	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	808 \| 0/808	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	609 \| 0/609	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	519 \| 0/519	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	344 \| 0/344	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	254 \| 0/254	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Brian (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	187 \| 0/187	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	150 \| 0/150	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	119 \| 0/119	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	93 \| 0/93	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	90 \| 0/90	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	112 \| 0/112	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	104 \| 0/104	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	75 \| 0/75	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	47 \| 0/47	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	59 \| 0/59	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Brian (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	38 \| 0/38	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	35 \| 0/35	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	31 \| 0/31	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	34 \| 0/34	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	31 \| 0/31	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	14 \| 0/14	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	12 \| 0/12	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	14 \| 0/14	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	17 \| 0/17	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	21 \| 0/21	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Brian (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	11 \| 0/11	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	14 \| 0/14	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	6 \| 0/6	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	7 \| 0/7	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	0 \| 0/0	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	5 \| 0/5	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	0 \| 0/0	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	0 \| 0/0	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	0 \| 0/0	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	0 \| 0/0	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

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

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By Year

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

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By Year

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