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Nellie vs James — Popularity Comparison

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Nellie James

By Year

Year	Nellie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	591 \| 591/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	485 \| 485/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	445 \| 445/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	384 \| 384/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	325 \| 325/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	311 \| 311/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	239 \| 239/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	196 \| 196/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	202 \| 202/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	197 \| 197/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Nellie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	183 \| 183/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	158 \| 158/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	139 \| 139/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	116 \| 116/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	118 \| 118/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	125 \| 125/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	113 \| 113/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	119 \| 119/0	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	99 \| 99/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	84 \| 84/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Nellie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	97 \| 97/0	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	88 \| 88/0	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	93 \| 93/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	85 \| 85/0	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	68 \| 68/0	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	85 \| 85/0	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	86 \| 86/0	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	76 \| 76/0	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	76 \| 76/0	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	87 \| 87/0	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Nellie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	76 \| 76/0	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	71 \| 71/0	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	82 \| 82/0	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	81 \| 81/0	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	118 \| 118/0	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	98 \| 98/0	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	97 \| 97/0	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	72 \| 72/0	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	96 \| 96/0	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	106 \| 106/0	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Nellie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	114 \| 114/0	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	129 \| 129/0	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	127 \| 127/0	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	135 \| 135/0	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	138 \| 138/0	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	154 \| 154/0	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	143 \| 143/0	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	134 \| 134/0	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	131 \| 131/0	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	151 \| 151/0	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Nellie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	156 \| 156/0	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	136 \| 136/0	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	151 \| 151/0	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	164 \| 164/0	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	159 \| 159/0	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	147 \| 147/0	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	165 \| 165/0	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	197 \| 197/0	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	213 \| 213/0	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	202 \| 202/0	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Nellie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	262 \| 262/0	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	259 \| 259/0	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	266 \| 266/0	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	335 \| 335/0	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	363 \| 363/0	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	385 \| 385/0	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	381 \| 381/0	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	433 \| 433/0	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	487 \| 487/0	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	521 \| 521/0	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Nellie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	550 \| 550/0	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	606 \| 606/0	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	637 \| 637/0	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	604 \| 604/0	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	757 \| 757/0	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	743 \| 743/0	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	891 \| 891/0	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	882 \| 876/6	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	885 \| 885/0	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	938 \| 933/5	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Nellie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	1,011 \| 1,011/0	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	1,077 \| 1,077/0	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	1,218 \| 1,207/11	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	1,292 \| 1,284/8	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	1,307 \| 1,300/7	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	1,383 \| 1,373/10	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	1,467 \| 1,454/13	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	1,600 \| 1,590/10	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	1,674 \| 1,665/9	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	1,753 \| 1,738/15	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Nellie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	1,851 \| 1,837/14	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	1,880 \| 1,867/13	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	1,996 \| 1,979/17	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	2,003 \| 1,987/16	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	2,228 \| 2,213/15	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	2,214 \| 2,198/16	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	2,360 \| 2,346/14	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	2,689 \| 2,678/11	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	2,740 \| 2,722/18	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	2,947 \| 2,937/10	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Nellie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	3,094 \| 3,075/19	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	3,192 \| 3,184/8	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	3,282 \| 3,274/8	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	3,524 \| 3,513/11	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	3,775 \| 3,762/13	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	3,738 \| 3,726/12	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	4,057 \| 4,048/9	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	3,821 \| 3,808/13	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	3,871 \| 3,862/9	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	3,690 \| 3,679/11	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Nellie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	2,959 \| 2,952/7	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	2,651 \| 2,645/6	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	2,375 \| 2,365/10	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	1,872 \| 1,866/6	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	1,934 \| 1,928/6	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	1,768 \| 1,768/0	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	1,764 \| 1,757/7	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	1,678 \| 1,671/7	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	1,603 \| 1,596/7	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	1,633 \| 1,626/7	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Nellie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	1,560 \| 1,560/0	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	1,491 \| 1,491/0	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	1,572 \| 1,566/6	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	1,463 \| 1,454/9	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	1,862 \| 1,850/12	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	1,516 \| 1,510/6	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	1,816 \| 1,810/6	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	1,699 \| 1,693/6	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	1,702 \| 1,696/6	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	1,842 \| 1,833/9	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Nellie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	1,778 \| 1,767/11	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	1,786 \| 1,770/16	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	1,747 \| 1,738/9	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	1,656 \| 1,647/9	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	1,830 \| 1,821/9	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	1,760 \| 1,752/8	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	1,744 \| 1,736/8	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	1,467 \| 1,457/10	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	1,497 \| 1,492/5	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	1,438 \| 1,432/6	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Nellie (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	1,426 \| 1,417/9	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	1,246 \| 1,246/0	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	1,144 \| 1,138/6	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	1,103 \| 1,096/7	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	1,001 \| 995/6	5,949 \| 22/5,927