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Lois vs James — Popularity Comparison

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By Year

Year	Lois (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	120 \| 120/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	132 \| 132/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	124 \| 124/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	126 \| 120/6	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	106 \| 106/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	124 \| 124/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	122 \| 122/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	134 \| 134/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	119 \| 119/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	109 \| 109/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Lois (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	101 \| 101/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	78 \| 78/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	94 \| 94/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	72 \| 72/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	70 \| 70/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	80 \| 80/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	85 \| 85/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	82 \| 82/0	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	92 \| 87/5	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	65 \| 65/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Lois (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	64 \| 64/0	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	80 \| 73/7	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	85 \| 85/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	84 \| 84/0	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	84 \| 78/6	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	76 \| 76/0	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	88 \| 88/0	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	100 \| 100/0	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	94 \| 94/0	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	98 \| 98/0	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Lois (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	96 \| 96/0	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	91 \| 91/0	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	91 \| 85/6	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	115 \| 109/6	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	101 \| 93/8	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	123 \| 117/6	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	128 \| 120/8	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	123 \| 110/13	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	128 \| 123/5	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	129 \| 129/0	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Lois (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	135 \| 135/0	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	154 \| 149/5	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	175 \| 175/0	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	188 \| 188/0	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	158 \| 153/5	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	174 \| 174/0	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	208 \| 203/5	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	183 \| 183/0	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	199 \| 189/10	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	222 \| 222/0	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Lois (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	289 \| 284/5	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	319 \| 311/8	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	348 \| 343/5	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	470 \| 460/10	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	526 \| 517/9	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	572 \| 565/7	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	676 \| 668/8	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	760 \| 755/5	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	928 \| 918/10	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	1,211 \| 1,204/7	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Lois (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	1,422 \| 1,409/13	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	1,591 \| 1,581/10	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	1,794 \| 1,783/11	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	2,110 \| 2,102/8	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	2,281 \| 2,269/12	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	2,497 \| 2,485/12	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	2,632 \| 2,625/7	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	2,895 \| 2,876/19	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	3,236 \| 3,225/11	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	3,431 \| 3,419/12	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Lois (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	3,974 \| 3,952/22	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	4,240 \| 4,220/20	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	4,377 \| 4,362/15	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	4,545 \| 4,533/12	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	4,521 \| 4,504/17	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	4,936 \| 4,915/21	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	5,085 \| 5,077/8	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	5,740 \| 5,717/23	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	5,719 \| 5,700/19	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	5,169 \| 5,148/21	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Lois (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	5,562 \| 5,529/33	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	6,168 \| 6,132/36	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	6,458 \| 6,406/52	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	6,144 \| 6,106/38	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	6,161 \| 6,124/37	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	6,086 \| 6,034/52	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	6,555 \| 6,503/52	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	6,976 \| 6,932/44	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	7,271 \| 7,232/39	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	8,046 \| 7,989/57	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Lois (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	8,452 \| 8,387/65	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	8,731 \| 8,655/76	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	9,607 \| 9,519/88	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	9,426 \| 9,348/78	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	10,201 \| 10,114/87	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	10,372 \| 10,295/77	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	10,501 \| 10,425/76	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	10,587 \| 10,505/82	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	9,873 \| 9,817/56	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	9,640 \| 9,573/67	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Lois (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	9,372 \| 9,299/73	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	7,889 \| 7,814/75	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	7,007 \| 6,946/61	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	6,973 \| 6,899/74	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	6,616 \| 6,560/56	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	6,052 \| 5,976/76	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	5,939 \| 5,877/62	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	5,544 \| 5,485/59	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	5,221 \| 5,149/72	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	4,842 \| 4,775/67	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Lois (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	3,490 \| 3,432/58	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	2,607 \| 2,560/47	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	2,176 \| 2,146/30	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	1,519 \| 1,508/11	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	1,286 \| 1,271/15	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	1,179 \| 1,157/22	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	1,039 \| 1,023/16	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	912 \| 899/13	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	815 \| 799/16	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	771 \| 763/8	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Lois (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	735 \| 727/8	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	672 \| 664/8	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	601 \| 594/7	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	494 \| 488/6	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	587 \| 577/10	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	423 \| 415/8	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	474 \| 466/8	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	463 \| 457/6	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	388 \| 388/0	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	311 \| 311/0	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Lois (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	315 \| 308/7	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	260 \| 260/0	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	247 \| 242/5	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	206 \| 206/0	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	175 \| 175/0	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	154 \| 154/0	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	120 \| 120/0	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	129 \| 129/0	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	116 \| 116/0	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	105 \| 105/0	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Lois (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	84 \| 84/0	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	76 \| 76/0	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	64 \| 64/0	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	53 \| 53/0	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	53 \| 53/0	5,949 \| 22/5,927