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Herman vs James — Popularity Comparison

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Herman James

By Year

Year	Herman (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	50 \| 0/50	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	60 \| 0/60	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	51 \| 0/51	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	45 \| 0/45	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	55 \| 0/55	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	73 \| 0/73	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	64 \| 0/64	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	55 \| 0/55	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	83 \| 0/83	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	91 \| 0/91	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Herman (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	73 \| 0/73	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	80 \| 0/80	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	65 \| 0/65	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	89 \| 0/89	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	76 \| 0/76	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	94 \| 0/94	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	101 \| 0/101	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	95 \| 0/95	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	102 \| 0/102	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	107 \| 0/107	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Herman (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	120 \| 0/120	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	117 \| 0/117	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	115 \| 0/115	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	121 \| 0/121	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	129 \| 0/129	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	146 \| 0/146	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	151 \| 0/151	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	164 \| 0/164	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	184 \| 0/184	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	174 \| 0/174	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Herman (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	191 \| 0/191	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	207 \| 0/207	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	219 \| 0/219	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	269 \| 0/269	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	252 \| 0/252	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	294 \| 0/294	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	277 \| 0/277	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	282 \| 0/282	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	276 \| 0/276	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	309 \| 0/309	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Herman (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	277 \| 0/277	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	352 \| 0/352	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	360 \| 0/360	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	330 \| 0/330	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	373 \| 6/367	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	409 \| 0/409	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	387 \| 5/382	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	421 \| 7/414	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	440 \| 5/435	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	465 \| 8/457	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Herman (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	454 \| 0/454	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	496 \| 0/496	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	550 \| 0/550	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	556 \| 8/548	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	623 \| 7/616	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	676 \| 9/667	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	674 \| 11/663	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	672 \| 9/663	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	760 \| 6/754	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	804 \| 9/795	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Herman (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	924 \| 9/915	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	843 \| 0/843	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	999 \| 0/999	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	1,019 \| 8/1,011	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	1,060 \| 11/1,049	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	1,195 \| 7/1,188	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	1,224 \| 12/1,212	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	1,325 \| 8/1,317	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	1,332 \| 6/1,326	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	1,367 \| 7/1,360	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Herman (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	1,426 \| 10/1,416	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	1,422 \| 11/1,411	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	1,508 \| 11/1,497	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	1,547 \| 5/1,542	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	1,574 \| 10/1,564	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	1,618 \| 5/1,613	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	1,849 \| 12/1,837	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	1,806 \| 11/1,795	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	1,600 \| 10/1,590	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	1,430 \| 13/1,417	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Herman (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	1,647 \| 6/1,641	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	1,736 \| 9/1,727	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	1,797 \| 10/1,787	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	1,791 \| 12/1,779	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	1,683 \| 13/1,670	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	1,811 \| 11/1,800	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	1,905 \| 5/1,900	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	1,887 \| 12/1,875	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	1,822 \| 6/1,816	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	1,931 \| 11/1,920	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Herman (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	2,031 \| 20/2,011	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	1,967 \| 22/1,945	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	2,202 \| 11/2,191	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	2,279 \| 16/2,263	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	2,624 \| 26/2,598	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	2,636 \| 14/2,622	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	2,611 \| 23/2,588	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	2,876 \| 20/2,856	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	2,816 \| 18/2,798	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	2,919 \| 29/2,890	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Herman (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	2,969 \| 15/2,954	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	2,978 \| 17/2,961	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	3,032 \| 18/3,014	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	3,239 \| 20/3,219	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	3,129 \| 20/3,109	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	3,043 \| 16/3,027	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	3,056 \| 15/3,041	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	2,989 \| 15/2,974	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	3,065 \| 22/3,043	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	2,994 \| 11/2,983	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Herman (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	2,444 \| 14/2,430	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	1,913 \| 8/1,905	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	1,657 \| 11/1,646	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	853 \| 0/853	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	702 \| 6/696	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	618 \| 0/618	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	569 \| 7/562	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	561 \| 0/561	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	502 \| 0/502	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	480 \| 5/475	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Herman (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	497 \| 0/497	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	449 \| 0/449	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	462 \| 5/457	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	393 \| 0/393	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	550 \| 0/550	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	413 \| 0/413	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	467 \| 0/467	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	418 \| 6/412	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	427 \| 0/427	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	439 \| 0/439	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Herman (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	433 \| 0/433	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	462 \| 7/455	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	421 \| 0/421	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	390 \| 7/383	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	382 \| 0/382	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	405 \| 0/405	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	403 \| 0/403	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	394 \| 0/394	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	418 \| 0/418	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	326 \| 0/326	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Herman (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	385 \| 0/385	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	359 \| 0/359	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	348 \| 0/348	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	304 \| 0/304	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	347 \| 0/347	5,949 \| 22/5,927