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Herbert vs James — Popularity Comparison

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By Year

Year	Herbert (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	55 \| 0/55	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	67 \| 0/67	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	64 \| 0/64	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	53 \| 0/53	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	59 \| 0/59	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	54 \| 0/54	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	71 \| 0/71	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	77 \| 0/77	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	80 \| 0/80	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	79 \| 0/79	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Herbert (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	75 \| 0/75	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	79 \| 0/79	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	72 \| 0/72	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	81 \| 0/81	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	99 \| 0/99	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	94 \| 0/94	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	110 \| 0/110	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	104 \| 0/104	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	113 \| 0/113	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	118 \| 0/118	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Herbert (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	109 \| 0/109	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	120 \| 0/120	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	161 \| 0/161	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	148 \| 0/148	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	157 \| 0/157	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	151 \| 0/151	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	193 \| 0/193	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	195 \| 0/195	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	204 \| 0/204	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	217 \| 0/217	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Herbert (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	235 \| 0/235	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	273 \| 0/273	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	307 \| 0/307	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	285 \| 0/285	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	349 \| 0/349	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	350 \| 0/350	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	400 \| 0/400	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	354 \| 5/349	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	387 \| 5/382	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	430 \| 0/430	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Herbert (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	437 \| 0/437	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	481 \| 0/481	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	520 \| 5/515	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	556 \| 5/551	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	573 \| 5/568	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	623 \| 6/617	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	573 \| 5/568	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	594 \| 7/587	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	632 \| 0/632	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	671 \| 0/671	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Herbert (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	684 \| 7/677	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	716 \| 9/707	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	809 \| 5/804	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	962 \| 11/951	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	1,040 \| 6/1,034	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	1,013 \| 5/1,008	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	1,056 \| 0/1,056	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	1,161 \| 9/1,152	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	1,168 \| 9/1,159	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	1,392 \| 12/1,380	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Herbert (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	1,401 \| 10/1,391	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	1,511 \| 6/1,505	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	1,595 \| 16/1,579	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	1,700 \| 12/1,688	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	1,796 \| 12/1,784	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	1,849 \| 6/1,843	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	2,092 \| 7/2,085	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	2,288 \| 9/2,279	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	2,405 \| 8/2,397	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	2,521 \| 17/2,504	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Herbert (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	2,603 \| 12/2,591	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	2,627 \| 11/2,616	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	2,672 \| 16/2,656	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	2,719 \| 15/2,704	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	2,629 \| 8/2,621	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	2,743 \| 12/2,731	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	2,882 \| 12/2,870	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	2,872 \| 15/2,857	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	2,828 \| 9/2,819	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	2,682 \| 18/2,664	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Herbert (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	2,782 \| 9/2,773	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	3,054 \| 11/3,043	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	3,119 \| 7/3,112	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	2,976 \| 12/2,964	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	2,891 \| 16/2,875	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	3,115 \| 18/3,097	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	3,029 \| 15/3,014	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	3,053 \| 13/3,040	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	3,136 \| 19/3,117	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	3,454 \| 18/3,436	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Herbert (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	3,612 \| 11/3,601	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	3,706 \| 21/3,685	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	4,399 \| 31/4,368	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	4,824 \| 36/4,788	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	5,722 \| 47/5,675	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	7,929 \| 48/7,881	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	8,113 \| 48/8,065	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	5,056 \| 39/5,017	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	4,980 \| 41/4,939	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	4,956 \| 32/4,924	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Herbert (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	5,149 \| 28/5,121	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	5,091 \| 20/5,071	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	5,066 \| 19/5,047	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	5,238 \| 21/5,217	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	5,268 \| 19/5,249	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	4,981 \| 21/4,960	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	5,148 \| 20/5,128	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	4,767 \| 22/4,745	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	4,479 \| 16/4,463	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	4,359 \| 18/4,341	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Herbert (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	3,267 \| 14/3,253	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	2,733 \| 10/2,723	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	2,248 \| 12/2,236	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	1,135 \| 10/1,125	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	886 \| 0/886	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	831 \| 0/831	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	765 \| 6/759	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	710 \| 0/710	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	694 \| 5/689	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	688 \| 7/681	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Herbert (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	680 \| 0/680	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	668 \| 0/668	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	615 \| 0/615	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	573 \| 0/573	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	751 \| 0/751	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	590 \| 0/590	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	716 \| 0/716	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	570 \| 5/565	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	635 \| 0/635	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	569 \| 0/569	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Herbert (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	590 \| 5/585	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	519 \| 0/519	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	513 \| 0/513	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	501 \| 0/501	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	467 \| 0/467	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	472 \| 0/472	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	485 \| 0/485	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	445 \| 0/445	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	400 \| 0/400	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	388 \| 0/388	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Herbert (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	421 \| 0/421	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	422 \| 0/422	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	431 \| 0/431	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	369 \| 0/369	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	424 \| 0/424	5,949 \| 22/5,927