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Merritt vs James — Popularity Comparison

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By Year

Year	Merritt (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	242 \| 158/84	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	219 \| 136/83	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	217 \| 139/78	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	209 \| 127/82	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	219 \| 139/80	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	220 \| 133/87	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	257 \| 151/106	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	280 \| 175/105	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	233 \| 155/78	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	152 \| 81/71	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Merritt (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	152 \| 87/65	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	112 \| 50/62	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	85 \| 43/42	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	78 \| 38/40	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	67 \| 31/36	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	65 \| 31/34	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	72 \| 44/28	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	67 \| 35/32	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	50 \| 22/28	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	66 \| 39/27	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Merritt (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	62 \| 34/28	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	64 \| 44/20	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	51 \| 25/26	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	57 \| 36/21	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	53 \| 29/24	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	55 \| 32/23	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	35 \| 20/15	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	54 \| 34/20	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	50 \| 30/20	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	60 \| 35/25	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Merritt (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	42 \| 24/18	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	32 \| 11/21	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	37 \| 19/18	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	39 \| 21/18	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	38 \| 22/16	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	50 \| 21/29	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	39 \| 21/18	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	47 \| 23/24	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	47 \| 22/25	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	44 \| 23/21	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Merritt (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	37 \| 21/16	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	33 \| 12/21	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	27 \| 11/16	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	34 \| 14/20	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	34 \| 16/18	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	48 \| 25/23	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	48 \| 29/19	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	43 \| 18/25	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	31 \| 17/14	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	40 \| 21/19	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Merritt (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	38 \| 19/19	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	34 \| 16/18	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	46 \| 21/25	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	40 \| 15/25	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	59 \| 31/28	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	63 \| 33/30	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	56 \| 32/24	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	52 \| 27/25	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	71 \| 37/34	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	28 \| 0/28	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Merritt (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	56 \| 16/40	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	43 \| 12/31	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	52 \| 13/39	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	61 \| 17/44	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	38 \| 0/38	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	49 \| 0/49	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	32 \| 5/27	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	44 \| 0/44	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	41 \| 0/41	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	49 \| 0/49	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Merritt (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	57 \| 0/57	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	57 \| 0/57	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	46 \| 0/46	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	54 \| 6/48	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	51 \| 0/51	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	55 \| 0/55	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	57 \| 0/57	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	56 \| 0/56	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	60 \| 0/60	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	54 \| 0/54	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Merritt (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	57 \| 0/57	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	68 \| 0/68	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	53 \| 0/53	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	61 \| 0/61	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	53 \| 0/53	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	67 \| 0/67	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	63 \| 0/63	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	61 \| 0/61	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	69 \| 0/69	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	51 \| 0/51	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Merritt (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	63 \| 0/63	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	62 \| 0/62	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	58 \| 0/58	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	69 \| 0/69	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	75 \| 0/75	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	79 \| 0/79	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	89 \| 0/89	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	83 \| 0/83	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	94 \| 0/94	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	82 \| 0/82	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Merritt (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	121 \| 0/121	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	89 \| 0/89	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	107 \| 0/107	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	115 \| 0/115	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	107 \| 0/107	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	85 \| 5/80	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	93 \| 0/93	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	97 \| 0/97	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	95 \| 0/95	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	80 \| 0/80	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Merritt (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	55 \| 0/55	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	65 \| 0/65	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	52 \| 0/52	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	19 \| 0/19	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	14 \| 0/14	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	14 \| 0/14	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	9 \| 0/9	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	13 \| 0/13	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	19 \| 0/19	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	19 \| 0/19	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Merritt (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	16 \| 0/16	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	12 \| 0/12	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	14 \| 0/14	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	8 \| 0/8	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	7 \| 0/7	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	22 \| 0/22	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	22 \| 0/22	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	17 \| 0/17	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	14 \| 0/14	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	14 \| 0/14	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Merritt (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	22 \| 0/22	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	15 \| 0/15	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	17 \| 0/17	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	13 \| 0/13	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	12 \| 0/12	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	12 \| 0/12	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	12 \| 0/12	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	14 \| 0/14	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	10 \| 0/10	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	19 \| 0/19	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Merritt (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	9 \| 0/9	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	9 \| 0/9	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	5 \| 0/5	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	13 \| 0/13	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	18 \| 0/18	5,949 \| 22/5,927