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Hugh vs James — Popularity Comparison

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Hugh James

By Year

Year	Hugh (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	332 \| 0/332	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	323 \| 0/323	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	312 \| 0/312	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	343 \| 0/343	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	324 \| 0/324	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	287 \| 0/287	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	281 \| 0/281	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	264 \| 0/264	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	264 \| 0/264	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	265 \| 0/265	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Hugh (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	255 \| 0/255	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	227 \| 0/227	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	220 \| 0/220	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	210 \| 0/210	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	206 \| 0/206	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	199 \| 0/199	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	195 \| 0/195	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	200 \| 0/200	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	184 \| 0/184	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	182 \| 0/182	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Hugh (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	184 \| 0/184	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	194 \| 0/194	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	191 \| 0/191	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	187 \| 0/187	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	171 \| 0/171	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	178 \| 0/178	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	203 \| 0/203	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	202 \| 0/202	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	193 \| 0/193	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	175 \| 0/175	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Hugh (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	168 \| 0/168	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	142 \| 0/142	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	161 \| 0/161	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	176 \| 0/176	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	193 \| 0/193	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	210 \| 0/210	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	186 \| 0/186	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	199 \| 0/199	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	191 \| 0/191	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	229 \| 5/224	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Hugh (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	200 \| 0/200	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	198 \| 0/198	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	230 \| 0/230	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	210 \| 0/210	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	227 \| 0/227	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	237 \| 0/237	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	241 \| 0/241	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	262 \| 0/262	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	242 \| 0/242	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	280 \| 0/280	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Hugh (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	294 \| 0/294	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	299 \| 0/299	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	402 \| 0/402	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	435 \| 0/435	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	486 \| 0/486	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	460 \| 0/460	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	503 \| 9/494	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	502 \| 0/502	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	566 \| 0/566	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	656 \| 0/656	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Hugh (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	722 \| 0/722	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	794 \| 0/794	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	814 \| 0/814	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	872 \| 0/872	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	904 \| 0/904	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	988 \| 5/983	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	1,036 \| 5/1,031	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	967 \| 0/967	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	958 \| 0/958	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	896 \| 0/896	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Hugh (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	943 \| 0/943	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	964 \| 5/959	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	977 \| 0/977	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	1,024 \| 0/1,024	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	964 \| 5/959	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	1,042 \| 0/1,042	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	1,039 \| 0/1,039	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	1,201 \| 0/1,201	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	1,088 \| 0/1,088	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	961 \| 0/961	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Hugh (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	1,073 \| 9/1,064	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	1,206 \| 0/1,206	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	1,260 \| 6/1,254	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	1,089 \| 6/1,083	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	1,060 \| 0/1,060	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	1,005 \| 6/999	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	1,130 \| 9/1,121	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	1,075 \| 5/1,070	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	1,080 \| 6/1,074	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	1,154 \| 12/1,142	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Hugh (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	1,196 \| 9/1,187	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	1,118 \| 0/1,118	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	1,333 \| 13/1,320	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	1,334 \| 8/1,326	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	1,353 \| 11/1,342	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	1,240 \| 11/1,229	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	1,385 \| 11/1,374	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	1,374 \| 17/1,357	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	1,409 \| 16/1,393	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	1,399 \| 13/1,386	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Hugh (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	1,548 \| 7/1,541	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	1,430 \| 18/1,412	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	1,457 \| 16/1,441	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	1,500 \| 15/1,485	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	1,507 \| 18/1,489	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	1,426 \| 9/1,417	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	1,505 \| 16/1,489	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	1,415 \| 12/1,403	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	1,626 \| 7/1,619	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	1,327 \| 9/1,318	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Hugh (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	972 \| 5/967	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	760 \| 6/754	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	655 \| 7/648	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	314 \| 7/307	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	279 \| 0/279	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	260 \| 0/260	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	215 \| 0/215	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	212 \| 0/212	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	195 \| 0/195	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	200 \| 0/200	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Hugh (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	202 \| 0/202	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	193 \| 0/193	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	217 \| 0/217	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	192 \| 0/192	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	290 \| 0/290	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	209 \| 0/209	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	250 \| 0/250	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	213 \| 0/213	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	263 \| 0/263	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	243 \| 0/243	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Hugh (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	269 \| 0/269	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	241 \| 0/241	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	265 \| 0/265	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	233 \| 0/233	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	219 \| 0/219	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	225 \| 0/225	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	253 \| 0/253	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	250 \| 0/250	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	227 \| 0/227	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	257 \| 0/257	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Hugh (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	246 \| 0/246	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	215 \| 0/215	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	239 \| 0/239	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	219 \| 0/219	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	224 \| 0/224	5,949 \| 22/5,927