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Martha vs James — Popularity Comparison

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By Year

Year	Martha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	431 \| 431/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	436 \| 436/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	405 \| 405/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	394 \| 394/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	354 \| 354/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	348 \| 348/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	349 \| 349/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	376 \| 376/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	396 \| 396/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	367 \| 367/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Martha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	383 \| 383/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	344 \| 344/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	392 \| 392/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	374 \| 374/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	410 \| 410/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	450 \| 450/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	504 \| 504/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	530 \| 530/0	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	583 \| 583/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	599 \| 599/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Martha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	601 \| 601/0	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	638 \| 638/0	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	718 \| 718/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	759 \| 759/0	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	787 \| 787/0	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	742 \| 742/0	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	779 \| 779/0	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	863 \| 863/0	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	881 \| 881/0	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	939 \| 928/11	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Martha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	962 \| 954/8	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	1,065 \| 1,058/7	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	1,156 \| 1,146/10	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	1,139 \| 1,132/7	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	1,283 \| 1,267/16	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	1,269 \| 1,249/20	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	1,154 \| 1,138/16	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	1,153 \| 1,143/10	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	1,163 \| 1,153/10	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	1,240 \| 1,221/19	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Martha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	1,226 \| 1,210/16	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	1,366 \| 1,349/17	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	1,466 \| 1,449/17	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	1,581 \| 1,572/9	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	1,568 \| 1,554/14	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	1,455 \| 1,443/12	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	1,496 \| 1,486/10	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	1,604 \| 1,596/8	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	1,606 \| 1,598/8	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	1,805 \| 1,791/14	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Martha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	1,843 \| 1,833/10	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	1,732 \| 1,725/7	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	1,908 \| 1,895/13	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	2,204 \| 2,190/14	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	2,382 \| 2,368/14	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	2,441 \| 2,428/13	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	2,591 \| 2,581/10	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	2,924 \| 2,911/13	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	3,286 \| 3,271/15	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	3,815 \| 3,799/16	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Martha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	4,465 \| 4,450/15	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	4,903 \| 4,886/17	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	5,181 \| 5,158/23	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	5,733 \| 5,724/9	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	5,849 \| 5,831/18	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	6,455 \| 6,439/16	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	6,781 \| 6,751/30	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	7,382 \| 7,362/20	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	7,731 \| 7,709/22	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	7,949 \| 7,930/19	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Martha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	8,614 \| 8,596/18	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	9,279 \| 9,263/16	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	9,716 \| 9,696/20	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	9,634 \| 9,605/29	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	9,853 \| 9,838/15	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	9,837 \| 9,809/28	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	10,033 \| 10,011/22	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	10,674 \| 10,652/22	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	9,793 \| 9,759/34	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	8,773 \| 8,751/22	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Martha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	9,364 \| 9,336/28	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	9,730 \| 9,705/25	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	9,536 \| 9,511/25	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	9,201 \| 9,157/44	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	8,740 \| 8,695/45	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	8,539 \| 8,492/47	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	8,620 \| 8,579/41	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	7,983 \| 7,954/29	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	7,431 \| 7,391/40	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	7,657 \| 7,621/36	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Martha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	7,641 \| 7,604/37	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	7,202 \| 7,164/38	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	7,614 \| 7,579/35	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	7,521 \| 7,482/39	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	7,866 \| 7,831/35	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	7,678 \| 7,639/39	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	8,289 \| 8,252/37	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	8,344 \| 8,304/40	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	8,592 \| 8,556/36	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	8,801 \| 8,762/39	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Martha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	9,359 \| 9,320/39	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	8,990 \| 8,961/29	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	9,040 \| 9,021/19	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	9,281 \| 9,264/17	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	8,728 \| 8,709/19	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	8,350 \| 8,322/28	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	8,358 \| 8,342/16	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	8,279 \| 8,261/18	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	7,630 \| 7,610/20	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	7,235 \| 7,216/19	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Martha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	5,446 \| 5,432/14	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	4,554 \| 4,538/16	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	3,918 \| 3,911/7	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	3,030 \| 3,019/11	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	2,871 \| 2,858/13	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	2,520 \| 2,510/10	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	2,332 \| 2,324/8	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	2,283 \| 2,274/9	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	2,207 \| 2,199/8	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	2,097 \| 2,091/6	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Martha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	2,019 \| 2,019/0	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	1,980 \| 1,980/0	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	2,038 \| 2,030/8	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	1,894 \| 1,886/8	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	2,446 \| 2,437/9	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	1,915 \| 1,907/8	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	2,191 \| 2,184/7	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	1,996 \| 1,990/6	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	2,031 \| 2,022/9	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	2,105 \| 2,096/9	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Martha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	1,975 \| 1,968/7	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	1,813 \| 1,805/8	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	1,915 \| 1,915/0	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	1,744 \| 1,744/0	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	1,789 \| 1,784/5	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	1,711 \| 1,711/0	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	1,780 \| 1,769/11	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	1,509 \| 1,504/5	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	1,498 \| 1,491/7	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	1,430 \| 1,425/5	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Martha (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	1,443 \| 1,443/0	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	1,264 \| 1,255/9	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	1,239 \| 1,229/10	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	1,044 \| 1,044/0	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	1,040 \| 1,040/0	5,949 \| 22/5,927