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Francis vs James — Popularity Comparison

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By Year

Year	Francis (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	785 \| 92/693	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	772 \| 97/675	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	732 \| 68/664	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	725 \| 88/637	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	694 \| 78/616	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	695 \| 90/605	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	685 \| 75/610	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	739 \| 78/661	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	719 \| 81/638	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	686 \| 64/622	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Francis (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	657 \| 64/593	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	596 \| 58/538	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	474 \| 44/430	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	439 \| 52/387	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	403 \| 45/358	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	413 \| 54/359	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	440 \| 72/368	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	478 \| 76/402	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	512 \| 61/451	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	527 \| 64/463	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Francis (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	527 \| 71/456	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	548 \| 83/465	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	562 \| 98/464	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	640 \| 94/546	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	675 \| 116/559	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	659 \| 117/542	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	701 \| 121/580	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	740 \| 112/628	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	743 \| 136/607	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	858 \| 161/697	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Francis (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	860 \| 134/726	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	890 \| 137/753	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	947 \| 144/803	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	986 \| 162/824	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	1,076 \| 157/919	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	1,064 \| 143/921	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	1,097 \| 145/952	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	1,115 \| 166/949	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	1,050 \| 135/915	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	1,073 \| 138/935	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Francis (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	1,027 \| 125/902	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	1,078 \| 117/961	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	1,132 \| 151/981	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	1,127 \| 153/974	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	1,075 \| 153/922	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	1,050 \| 120/930	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	1,075 \| 135/940	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	1,040 \| 143/897	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	966 \| 130/836	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	1,092 \| 135/957	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Francis (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	1,001 \| 113/888	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	1,094 \| 115/979	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	1,109 \| 120/989	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	1,340 \| 131/1,209	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	1,528 \| 138/1,390	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	1,574 \| 145/1,429	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	1,639 \| 123/1,516	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	1,705 \| 122/1,583	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	1,820 \| 124/1,696	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	1,938 \| 123/1,815	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Francis (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	2,201 \| 134/2,067	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	2,326 \| 152/2,174	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	2,470 \| 177/2,293	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	2,547 \| 203/2,344	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	2,612 \| 193/2,419	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	2,831 \| 183/2,648	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	2,792 \| 173/2,619	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	3,136 \| 200/2,936	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	3,479 \| 178/3,301	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	3,641 \| 202/3,439	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Francis (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	3,914 \| 228/3,686	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	4,088 \| 213/3,875	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	4,229 \| 250/3,979	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	4,433 \| 233/4,200	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	4,336 \| 254/4,082	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	4,538 \| 256/4,282	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	4,478 \| 263/4,215	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	4,504 \| 297/4,207	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	4,268 \| 262/4,006	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	3,694 \| 245/3,449	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Francis (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	3,967 \| 316/3,651	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	4,380 \| 312/4,068	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	4,592 \| 295/4,297	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	4,056 \| 318/3,738	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	3,924 \| 317/3,607	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	4,020 \| 299/3,721	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	4,256 \| 305/3,951	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	4,042 \| 312/3,730	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	4,195 \| 319/3,876	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	4,275 \| 381/3,894	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Francis (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	4,361 \| 355/4,006	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	4,459 \| 366/4,093	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	4,787 \| 399/4,388	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	5,108 \| 373/4,735	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	5,457 \| 467/4,990	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	5,743 \| 473/5,270	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	6,087 \| 571/5,516	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	6,209 \| 565/5,644	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	6,441 \| 652/5,789	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	6,638 \| 660/5,978	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Francis (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	6,777 \| 646/6,131	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	6,709 \| 622/6,087	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	6,754 \| 607/6,147	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	6,954 \| 661/6,293	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	6,894 \| 653/6,241	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	6,399 \| 673/5,726	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	7,000 \| 653/6,347	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	6,428 \| 627/5,801	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	6,171 \| 519/5,652	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	6,097 \| 503/5,594	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Francis (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	4,286 \| 385/3,901	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	3,504 \| 299/3,205	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	2,789 \| 273/2,516	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	1,545 \| 234/1,311	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	1,227 \| 227/1,000	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	1,043 \| 157/886	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	1,019 \| 166/853	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	879 \| 162/717	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	876 \| 139/737	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	834 \| 149/685	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Francis (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	808 \| 122/686	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	774 \| 109/665	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	737 \| 140/597	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	669 \| 126/543	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	811 \| 159/652	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	602 \| 101/501	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	665 \| 124/541	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	611 \| 115/496	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	665 \| 114/551	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	606 \| 126/480	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Francis (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	531 \| 108/423	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	525 \| 107/418	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	535 \| 106/429	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	421 \| 88/333	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	464 \| 101/363	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	434 \| 88/346	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	441 \| 88/353	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	409 \| 82/327	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	425 \| 81/344	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	385 \| 66/319	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Francis (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	396 \| 56/340	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	339 \| 54/285	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	381 \| 54/327	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	306 \| 47/259	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	399 \| 55/344	5,949 \| 22/5,927