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Leslie vs James — Popularity Comparison

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By Year

Year	Leslie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	536 \| 495/41	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	480 \| 440/40	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	486 \| 453/33	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	510 \| 477/33	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	514 \| 488/26	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	622 \| 572/50	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	638 \| 600/38	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	749 \| 704/45	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	851 \| 806/45	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	936 \| 880/56	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Leslie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	1,061 \| 1,000/61	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	1,147 \| 1,111/36	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	1,275 \| 1,225/50	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	1,340 \| 1,286/54	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	1,612 \| 1,565/47	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	2,059 \| 1,983/76	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	2,401 \| 2,325/76	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	2,772 \| 2,690/82	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	3,118 \| 3,036/82	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	3,224 \| 3,122/102	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Leslie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	3,590 \| 3,500/90	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	3,740 \| 3,639/101	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	3,618 \| 3,522/96	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	3,737 \| 3,612/125	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	3,760 \| 3,623/137	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	3,461 \| 3,341/120	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	3,202 \| 3,079/123	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	2,979 \| 2,821/158	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	2,839 \| 2,664/175	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	2,499 \| 2,313/186	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Leslie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	2,606 \| 2,398/208	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	2,494 \| 2,294/200	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	2,698 \| 2,482/216	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	2,830 \| 2,551/279	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	3,123 \| 2,828/295	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	3,191 \| 2,864/327	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	3,398 \| 3,080/318	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	3,484 \| 3,194/290	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	3,605 \| 3,225/380	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	3,937 \| 3,606/331	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Leslie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	4,184 \| 3,817/367	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	4,663 \| 4,249/414	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	5,415 \| 4,984/431	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	5,433 \| 4,934/499	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	5,283 \| 4,776/507	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	5,027 \| 4,498/529	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	4,866 \| 4,342/524	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	4,858 \| 4,250/608	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	4,845 \| 4,311/534	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	4,785 \| 4,105/680	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Leslie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	5,154 \| 4,463/691	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	4,744 \| 3,954/790	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	5,024 \| 4,184/840	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	6,096 \| 5,111/985	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	6,636 \| 5,622/1,014	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	6,878 \| 5,835/1,043	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	6,294 \| 5,282/1,012	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	6,380 \| 5,318/1,062	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	6,238 \| 4,999/1,239	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	6,293 \| 4,875/1,418	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Leslie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	7,044 \| 5,598/1,446	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	7,413 \| 5,856/1,557	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	7,428 \| 5,778/1,650	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	7,291 \| 5,669/1,622	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	6,915 \| 5,241/1,674	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	7,408 \| 5,651/1,757	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	7,957 \| 6,014/1,943	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	8,199 \| 6,103/2,096	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	6,432 \| 4,382/2,050	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	6,636 \| 4,405/2,231	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Leslie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	6,379 \| 4,147/2,232	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	6,188 \| 3,904/2,284	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	5,932 \| 3,573/2,359	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	4,838 \| 2,540/2,298	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	4,461 \| 2,329/2,132	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	4,626 \| 2,418/2,208	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	4,519 \| 2,305/2,214	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	4,663 \| 2,358/2,305	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	4,277 \| 2,139/2,138	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	3,679 \| 1,704/1,975	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Leslie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	3,173 \| 1,202/1,971	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	3,054 \| 1,137/1,917	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	2,568 \| 834/1,734	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	2,062 \| 505/1,557	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	1,624 \| 254/1,370	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	1,473 \| 179/1,294	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	1,424 \| 176/1,248	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	1,414 \| 177/1,237	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	1,431 \| 179/1,252	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	1,383 \| 161/1,222	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Leslie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	1,340 \| 125/1,215	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	1,291 \| 123/1,168	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	1,271 \| 94/1,177	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	1,293 \| 101/1,192	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	1,369 \| 132/1,237	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	1,361 \| 102/1,259	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	1,482 \| 102/1,380	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	1,567 \| 126/1,441	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	1,607 \| 140/1,467	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	1,657 \| 139/1,518	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Leslie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	1,806 \| 142/1,664	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	1,704 \| 151/1,553	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	1,665 \| 121/1,544	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	1,773 \| 126/1,647	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	1,684 \| 92/1,592	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	1,653 \| 114/1,539	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	1,771 \| 127/1,644	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	1,539 \| 99/1,440	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	1,456 \| 101/1,355	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	1,497 \| 88/1,409	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Leslie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	1,144 \| 68/1,076	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	890 \| 52/838	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	742 \| 49/693	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	358 \| 35/323	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	365 \| 52/313	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	327 \| 35/292	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	320 \| 41/279	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	307 \| 34/273	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	292 \| 29/263	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	272 \| 35/237	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Leslie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	266 \| 30/236	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	251 \| 24/227	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	288 \| 37/251	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	227 \| 29/198	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	305 \| 30/275	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	199 \| 18/181	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	252 \| 24/228	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	256 \| 34/222	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	264 \| 27/237	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	257 \| 22/235	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Leslie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	259 \| 36/223	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	211 \| 26/185	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	229 \| 22/207	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	192 \| 28/164	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	201 \| 20/181	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	178 \| 23/155	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	198 \| 23/175	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	178 \| 12/166	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	144 \| 8/136	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	132 \| 10/122	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Leslie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	140 \| 15/125	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	127 \| 7/120	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	131 \| 9/122	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	103 \| 11/92	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	87 \| 8/79	5,949 \| 22/5,927