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Franklin vs James — Popularity Comparison

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By Year

Year	Franklin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	853 \| 13/840	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	786 \| 6/780	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	797 \| 10/787	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	807 \| 6/801	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	724 \| 8/716	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	750 \| 11/739	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	701 \| 8/693	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	717 \| 7/710	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	745 \| 0/745	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	690 \| 0/690	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Franklin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	668 \| 5/663	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	550 \| 0/550	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	495 \| 0/495	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	525 \| 5/520	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	510 \| 0/510	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	511 \| 0/511	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	589 \| 0/589	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	580 \| 0/580	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	622 \| 0/622	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	567 \| 0/567	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Franklin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	512 \| 5/507	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	539 \| 0/539	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	507 \| 0/507	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	533 \| 0/533	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	530 \| 0/530	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	573 \| 0/573	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	636 \| 0/636	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	590 \| 0/590	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	694 \| 0/694	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	662 \| 0/662	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Franklin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	707 \| 5/702	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	710 \| 6/704	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	854 \| 5/849	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	860 \| 0/860	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	861 \| 9/852	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	905 \| 7/898	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	840 \| 9/831	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	817 \| 9/808	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	795 \| 9/786	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	820 \| 8/812	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Franklin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	805 \| 9/796	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	742 \| 0/742	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	866 \| 9/857	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	814 \| 0/814	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	890 \| 11/879	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	863 \| 5/858	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	848 \| 11/837	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	872 \| 12/860	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	812 \| 8/804	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	869 \| 5/864	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Franklin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	918 \| 5/913	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	954 \| 10/944	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	937 \| 9/928	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	1,126 \| 0/1,126	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	1,227 \| 7/1,220	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	1,231 \| 7/1,224	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	1,195 \| 13/1,182	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	1,209 \| 9/1,200	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	1,315 \| 11/1,304	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	1,379 \| 11/1,368	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Franklin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	1,512 \| 12/1,500	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	1,533 \| 12/1,521	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	1,536 \| 6/1,530	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	1,532 \| 6/1,526	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	1,546 \| 11/1,535	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	1,563 \| 8/1,555	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	1,596 \| 9/1,587	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	1,701 \| 13/1,688	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	1,806 \| 13/1,793	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	1,770 \| 6/1,764	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Franklin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	1,830 \| 8/1,822	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	1,766 \| 5/1,761	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	1,729 \| 7/1,722	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	1,702 \| 7/1,695	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	1,633 \| 8/1,625	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	1,627 \| 6/1,621	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	1,556 \| 5/1,551	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	1,782 \| 10/1,772	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	1,733 \| 12/1,721	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	1,906 \| 11/1,895	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Franklin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	1,822 \| 5/1,817	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	1,983 \| 10/1,973	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	2,375 \| 10/2,365	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	2,217 \| 12/2,205	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	2,402 \| 11/2,391	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	1,867 \| 11/1,856	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	2,036 \| 15/2,021	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	2,531 \| 17/2,514	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	2,958 \| 19/2,939	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	2,628 \| 17/2,611	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Franklin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	4,172 \| 17/4,155	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	5,387 \| 24/5,363	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	2,763 \| 9/2,754	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	1,089 \| 0/1,089	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	1,087 \| 9/1,078	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	1,072 \| 11/1,061	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	1,115 \| 12/1,103	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	1,196 \| 13/1,183	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	1,209 \| 7/1,202	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	1,301 \| 7/1,294	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Franklin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	1,289 \| 5/1,284	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	1,270 \| 6/1,264	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	1,327 \| 10/1,317	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	1,359 \| 9/1,350	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	1,458 \| 7/1,451	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	1,216 \| 10/1,206	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	1,280 \| 5/1,275	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	1,201 \| 7/1,194	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	1,073 \| 0/1,073	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	1,001 \| 0/1,001	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Franklin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	775 \| 5/770	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	593 \| 0/593	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	497 \| 0/497	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	220 \| 0/220	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	176 \| 0/176	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	168 \| 0/168	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	133 \| 0/133	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	122 \| 0/122	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	125 \| 0/125	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	98 \| 0/98	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Franklin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	108 \| 0/108	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	116 \| 0/116	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	97 \| 0/97	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	92 \| 0/92	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	137 \| 0/137	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	116 \| 0/116	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	112 \| 0/112	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	68 \| 0/68	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	96 \| 0/96	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	103 \| 0/103	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Franklin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	84 \| 0/84	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	99 \| 0/99	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	109 \| 0/109	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	109 \| 0/109	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	90 \| 0/90	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	100 \| 0/100	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	129 \| 0/129	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	89 \| 0/89	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	127 \| 0/127	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	117 \| 0/117	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Franklin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	93 \| 0/93	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	94 \| 0/94	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	112 \| 0/112	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	117 \| 0/117	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	120 \| 0/120	5,949 \| 22/5,927