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Lavern vs James — Popularity Comparison

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Lavern James

By Year

Year	Lavern (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	26 \| 0/26	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	35 \| 0/35	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	31 \| 0/31	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	30 \| 0/30	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	26 \| 0/26	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	23 \| 0/23	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	19 \| 0/19	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	20 \| 0/20	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	25 \| 0/25	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	21 \| 0/21	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Lavern (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	25 \| 0/25	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	25 \| 0/25	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	17 \| 0/17	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	20 \| 0/20	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	30 \| 0/30	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	28 \| 0/28	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	24 \| 0/24	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	21 \| 0/21	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	30 \| 7/23	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	22 \| 0/22	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Lavern (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	21 \| 0/21	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	21 \| 0/21	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	26 \| 0/26	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	22 \| 0/22	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	25 \| 0/25	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	17 \| 0/17	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	12 \| 0/12	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	16 \| 6/10	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	21 \| 0/21	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	19 \| 0/19	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Lavern (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	17 \| 5/12	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	30 \| 7/23	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	26 \| 8/18	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	27 \| 12/15	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	40 \| 15/25	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	30 \| 11/19	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	36 \| 16/20	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	31 \| 10/21	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	40 \| 15/25	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	25 \| 8/17	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Lavern (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	32 \| 12/20	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	29 \| 14/15	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	27 \| 10/17	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	39 \| 14/25	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	37 \| 16/21	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	34 \| 15/19	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	19 \| 6/13	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	48 \| 27/21	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	52 \| 23/29	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	53 \| 31/22	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Lavern (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	64 \| 32/32	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	61 \| 28/33	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	69 \| 33/36	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	83 \| 45/38	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	97 \| 59/38	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	91 \| 43/48	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	105 \| 57/48	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	119 \| 70/49	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	127 \| 66/61	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	126 \| 72/54	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Lavern (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	150 \| 97/53	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	169 \| 113/56	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	174 \| 108/66	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	188 \| 116/72	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	237 \| 142/95	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	231 \| 163/68	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	241 \| 160/81	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	276 \| 186/90	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	260 \| 161/99	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	285 \| 176/109	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Lavern (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	224 \| 140/84	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	205 \| 102/103	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	245 \| 132/113	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	181 \| 95/86	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	210 \| 83/127	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	213 \| 93/120	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	239 \| 112/127	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	248 \| 122/126	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	241 \| 113/128	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	232 \| 112/120	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Lavern (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	224 \| 94/130	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	228 \| 80/148	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	255 \| 104/151	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	250 \| 95/155	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	257 \| 83/174	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	243 \| 73/170	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	286 \| 98/188	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	290 \| 87/203	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	268 \| 94/174	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	321 \| 112/209	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Lavern (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	353 \| 105/248	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	331 \| 105/226	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	366 \| 120/246	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	355 \| 104/251	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	390 \| 128/262	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	370 \| 118/252	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	389 \| 125/264	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	416 \| 142/274	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	388 \| 143/245	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	383 \| 127/256	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Lavern (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	435 \| 145/290	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	418 \| 131/287	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	390 \| 119/271	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	393 \| 140/253	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	367 \| 131/236	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	331 \| 112/219	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	318 \| 128/190	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	254 \| 100/154	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	207 \| 64/143	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	203 \| 68/135	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Lavern (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	140 \| 53/87	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	101 \| 34/67	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	72 \| 18/54	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	48 \| 24/24	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	34 \| 17/17	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	30 \| 14/16	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	25 \| 15/10	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	17 \| 8/9	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	8 \| 0/8	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	21 \| 8/13	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Lavern (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	15 \| 8/7	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	6 \| 6/0	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	14 \| 9/5	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	8 \| 8/0	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	13 \| 7/6	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	6 \| 0/6	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	8 \| 8/0	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	14 \| 9/5	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	5 \| 0/5	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	0 \| 0/0	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Lavern (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	0 \| 0/0	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	5 \| 5/0	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	7 \| 0/7	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	0 \| 0/0	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	0 \| 0/0	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	0 \| 0/0	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	6 \| 0/6	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	0 \| 0/0	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	0 \| 0/0	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	0 \| 0/0	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

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