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Fern vs James — Popularity Comparison

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By Year

Year	Fern (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	200 \| 184/16	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	156 \| 156/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	153 \| 148/5	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	141 \| 141/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	135 \| 135/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	108 \| 108/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	127 \| 127/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	86 \| 86/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	87 \| 87/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	86 \| 86/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Fern (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	65 \| 65/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	46 \| 46/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	45 \| 45/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	34 \| 34/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	33 \| 33/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	26 \| 26/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	27 \| 27/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	10 \| 10/0	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	16 \| 16/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	18 \| 18/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Fern (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	19 \| 19/0	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	13 \| 13/0	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	11 \| 11/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	9 \| 9/0	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	18 \| 18/0	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	13 \| 13/0	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	10 \| 10/0	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	11 \| 11/0	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	6 \| 6/0	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	13 \| 13/0	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Fern (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	13 \| 13/0	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	8 \| 8/0	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	5 \| 5/0	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	9 \| 9/0	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	9 \| 9/0	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	15 \| 15/0	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	19 \| 19/0	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	8 \| 8/0	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	5 \| 5/0	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	13 \| 13/0	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Fern (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	21 \| 21/0	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	17 \| 17/0	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	31 \| 31/0	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	28 \| 28/0	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	17 \| 17/0	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	28 \| 28/0	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	16 \| 16/0	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	20 \| 20/0	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	16 \| 16/0	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	22 \| 22/0	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Fern (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	25 \| 25/0	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	33 \| 33/0	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	31 \| 31/0	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	41 \| 41/0	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	72 \| 67/5	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	49 \| 49/0	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	56 \| 56/0	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	70 \| 70/0	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	71 \| 71/0	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	84 \| 84/0	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Fern (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	105 \| 105/0	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	114 \| 109/5	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	94 \| 94/0	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	164 \| 164/0	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	183 \| 183/0	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	204 \| 204/0	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	177 \| 177/0	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	187 \| 187/0	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	232 \| 232/0	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	216 \| 216/0	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Fern (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	237 \| 237/0	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	264 \| 256/8	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	231 \| 226/5	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	250 \| 250/0	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	236 \| 228/8	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	243 \| 238/5	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	245 \| 245/0	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	255 \| 255/0	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	284 \| 284/0	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	268 \| 260/8	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Fern (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	281 \| 281/0	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	300 \| 300/0	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	318 \| 311/7	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	306 \| 301/5	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	333 \| 328/5	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	327 \| 327/0	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	383 \| 377/6	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	376 \| 366/10	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	403 \| 395/8	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	436 \| 429/7	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Fern (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	470 \| 462/8	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	522 \| 507/15	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	509 \| 503/6	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	583 \| 571/12	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	641 \| 633/8	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	692 \| 679/13	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	819 \| 806/13	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	863 \| 845/18	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	920 \| 912/8	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	991 \| 976/15	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Fern (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	1,075 \| 1,059/16	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	1,187 \| 1,169/18	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	1,224 \| 1,207/17	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	1,318 \| 1,297/21	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	1,325 \| 1,304/21	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	1,197 \| 1,181/16	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	1,356 \| 1,341/15	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	1,277 \| 1,261/16	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	1,349 \| 1,332/17	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	1,201 \| 1,175/26	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Fern (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	835 \| 821/14	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	708 \| 697/11	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	620 \| 613/7	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	442 \| 435/7	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	401 \| 394/7	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	353 \| 345/8	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	364 \| 364/0	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	276 \| 276/0	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	282 \| 277/5	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	278 \| 273/5	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Fern (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	281 \| 281/0	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	287 \| 276/11	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	244 \| 238/6	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	217 \| 217/0	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	266 \| 266/0	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	232 \| 232/0	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	265 \| 265/0	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	245 \| 237/8	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	218 \| 218/0	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	184 \| 184/0	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Fern (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	204 \| 197/7	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	194 \| 189/5	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	172 \| 172/0	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	124 \| 124/0	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	119 \| 119/0	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	108 \| 103/5	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	77 \| 77/0	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	69 \| 69/0	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	42 \| 36/6	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	44 \| 44/0	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Fern (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	45 \| 40/5	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	19 \| 19/0	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	26 \| 26/0	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	10 \| 10/0	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	10 \| 10/0	5,949 \| 22/5,927