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Nell vs James — Popularity Comparison

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Nell James

By Year

Year	Nell (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	150 \| 150/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	123 \| 123/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	119 \| 119/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	96 \| 96/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	79 \| 79/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	115 \| 115/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	72 \| 72/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	87 \| 87/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	70 \| 70/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	61 \| 61/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Nell (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	42 \| 42/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	44 \| 44/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	32 \| 32/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	32 \| 32/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	24 \| 24/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	30 \| 30/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	20 \| 20/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	24 \| 24/0	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	30 \| 30/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	27 \| 27/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Nell (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	19 \| 19/0	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	23 \| 23/0	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	23 \| 23/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	35 \| 35/0	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	28 \| 28/0	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	31 \| 31/0	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	32 \| 32/0	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	32 \| 32/0	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	36 \| 36/0	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	18 \| 18/0	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Nell (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	19 \| 19/0	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	19 \| 19/0	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	20 \| 20/0	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	21 \| 21/0	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	31 \| 31/0	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	24 \| 24/0	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	25 \| 25/0	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	29 \| 29/0	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	22 \| 22/0	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	24 \| 24/0	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Nell (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	28 \| 28/0	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	29 \| 29/0	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	28 \| 28/0	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	22 \| 22/0	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	40 \| 40/0	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	36 \| 36/0	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	26 \| 26/0	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	32 \| 26/6	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	28 \| 28/0	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	34 \| 34/0	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Nell (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	43 \| 43/0	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	42 \| 42/0	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	34 \| 34/0	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	35 \| 35/0	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	36 \| 36/0	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	38 \| 38/0	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	32 \| 32/0	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	29 \| 29/0	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	30 \| 30/0	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	37 \| 37/0	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Nell (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	49 \| 49/0	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	53 \| 53/0	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	42 \| 42/0	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	67 \| 67/0	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	85 \| 85/0	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	78 \| 78/0	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	88 \| 88/0	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	81 \| 81/0	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	106 \| 106/0	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	97 \| 97/0	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Nell (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	110 \| 110/0	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	137 \| 137/0	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	128 \| 128/0	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	140 \| 140/0	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	157 \| 157/0	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	132 \| 132/0	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	182 \| 182/0	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	181 \| 181/0	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	197 \| 197/0	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	184 \| 184/0	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Nell (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	176 \| 176/0	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	225 \| 225/0	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	261 \| 261/0	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	240 \| 240/0	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	296 \| 296/0	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	276 \| 271/5	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	331 \| 331/0	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	321 \| 321/0	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	351 \| 351/0	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	396 \| 390/6	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Nell (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	427 \| 427/0	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	452 \| 443/9	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	483 \| 483/0	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	456 \| 456/0	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	511 \| 511/0	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	489 \| 489/0	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	504 \| 498/6	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	568 \| 562/6	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	531 \| 531/0	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	627 \| 627/0	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Nell (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	640 \| 635/5	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	629 \| 624/5	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	654 \| 647/7	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	760 \| 760/0	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	661 \| 661/0	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	674 \| 666/8	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	696 \| 687/9	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	766 \| 766/0	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	729 \| 722/7	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	689 \| 689/0	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Nell (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	530 \| 530/0	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	499 \| 491/8	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	422 \| 422/0	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	322 \| 322/0	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	324 \| 318/6	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	277 \| 277/0	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	288 \| 288/0	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	261 \| 261/0	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	241 \| 241/0	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	229 \| 229/0	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Nell (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	226 \| 226/0	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	206 \| 206/0	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	247 \| 247/0	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	205 \| 205/0	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	261 \| 256/5	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	192 \| 192/0	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	246 \| 246/0	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	209 \| 209/0	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	215 \| 215/0	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	247 \| 247/0	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Nell (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	215 \| 215/0	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	187 \| 187/0	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	216 \| 216/0	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	190 \| 190/0	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	221 \| 221/0	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	194 \| 194/0	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	188 \| 188/0	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	146 \| 146/0	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	175 \| 175/0	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	151 \| 151/0	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Nell (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	120 \| 120/0	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	116 \| 116/0	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	103 \| 103/0	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	75 \| 75/0	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	77 \| 77/0	5,949 \| 22/5,927