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Howard vs James — Popularity Comparison

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Howard James

By Year

Year	Howard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	207 \| 0/207	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	219 \| 0/219	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	208 \| 0/208	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	241 \| 0/241	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	194 \| 0/194	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	216 \| 0/216	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	213 \| 0/213	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	203 \| 0/203	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	241 \| 0/241	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	194 \| 0/194	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Howard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	211 \| 0/211	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	194 \| 0/194	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	203 \| 0/203	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	207 \| 0/207	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	229 \| 0/229	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	216 \| 0/216	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	229 \| 0/229	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	241 \| 0/241	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	243 \| 0/243	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	229 \| 0/229	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Howard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	235 \| 0/235	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	258 \| 0/258	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	266 \| 0/266	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	290 \| 0/290	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	270 \| 0/270	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	277 \| 0/277	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	330 \| 0/330	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	324 \| 0/324	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	305 \| 0/305	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	358 \| 0/358	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Howard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	374 \| 0/374	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	416 \| 0/416	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	464 \| 0/464	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	495 \| 0/495	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	572 \| 0/572	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	559 \| 0/559	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	614 \| 0/614	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	632 \| 6/626	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	606 \| 6/600	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	683 \| 6/677	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Howard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	683 \| 9/674	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	727 \| 0/727	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	808 \| 13/795	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	861 \| 6/855	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	935 \| 10/925	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	934 \| 7/927	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	965 \| 8/957	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	1,030 \| 13/1,017	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	1,044 \| 12/1,032	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	1,181 \| 15/1,166	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Howard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	1,216 \| 8/1,208	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	1,368 \| 17/1,351	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	1,506 \| 14/1,492	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	1,847 \| 10/1,837	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	2,014 \| 18/1,996	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	2,161 \| 15/2,146	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	2,171 \| 15/2,156	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	2,297 \| 12/2,285	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	2,558 \| 13/2,545	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	2,693 \| 15/2,678	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Howard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	3,072 \| 11/3,061	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	3,173 \| 13/3,160	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	3,287 \| 12/3,275	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	3,591 \| 20/3,571	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	3,838 \| 14/3,824	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	4,000 \| 12/3,988	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	4,379 \| 15/4,364	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	4,630 \| 15/4,615	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	4,723 \| 17/4,706	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	4,769 \| 22/4,747	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Howard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	4,950 \| 17/4,933	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	5,008 \| 23/4,985	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	5,257 \| 13/5,244	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	5,119 \| 11/5,108	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	5,177 \| 12/5,165	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	5,294 \| 10/5,284	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	5,506 \| 9/5,497	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	6,082 \| 21/6,061	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	5,702 \| 8/5,694	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	4,791 \| 23/4,768	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Howard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	5,041 \| 16/5,025	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	5,760 \| 21/5,739	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	5,590 \| 20/5,570	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	5,082 \| 14/5,068	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	4,834 \| 10/4,824	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	4,644 \| 31/4,613	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	5,034 \| 16/5,018	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	4,722 \| 22/4,700	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	4,905 \| 31/4,874	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	4,989 \| 19/4,970	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Howard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	5,090 \| 22/5,068	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	5,027 \| 32/4,995	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	5,325 \| 33/5,292	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	5,656 \| 33/5,623	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	6,396 \| 54/6,342	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	6,056 \| 46/6,010	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	6,552 \| 56/6,496	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	6,873 \| 42/6,831	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	6,886 \| 50/6,836	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	7,219 \| 48/7,171	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Howard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	7,418 \| 46/7,372	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	7,193 \| 36/7,157	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	7,337 \| 41/7,296	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	7,749 \| 36/7,713	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	7,510 \| 44/7,466	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	6,871 \| 28/6,843	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	6,966 \| 38/6,928	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	6,444 \| 34/6,410	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	6,201 \| 30/6,171	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	6,130 \| 27/6,103	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Howard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	4,515 \| 25/4,490	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	3,683 \| 20/3,663	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	3,231 \| 19/3,212	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	1,473 \| 6/1,467	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	1,309 \| 0/1,309	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	1,175 \| 9/1,166	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	1,083 \| 5/1,078	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	875 \| 0/875	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	809 \| 6/803	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	746 \| 11/735	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Howard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	732 \| 6/726	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	636 \| 0/636	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	632 \| 0/632	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	589 \| 5/584	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	784 \| 5/779	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	594 \| 5/589	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	712 \| 6/706	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	634 \| 0/634	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	677 \| 0/677	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	641 \| 0/641	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Howard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	612 \| 0/612	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	556 \| 0/556	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	548 \| 0/548	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	490 \| 5/485	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	509 \| 8/501	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	503 \| 0/503	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	521 \| 8/513	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	434 \| 5/429	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	467 \| 0/467	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	438 \| 0/438	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Howard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	432 \| 0/432	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	429 \| 0/429	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	422 \| 0/422	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	359 \| 0/359	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	357 \| 0/357	5,949 \| 22/5,927