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Pearl vs James — Popularity Comparison

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By Year

Year	Pearl (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	350 \| 350/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	351 \| 351/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	382 \| 382/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	385 \| 385/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	351 \| 351/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	387 \| 387/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	459 \| 459/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	455 \| 455/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	549 \| 549/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	461 \| 461/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Pearl (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	454 \| 454/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	424 \| 424/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	368 \| 368/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	335 \| 335/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	267 \| 267/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	269 \| 269/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	259 \| 259/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	269 \| 269/0	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	245 \| 245/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	190 \| 190/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Pearl (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	196 \| 196/0	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	203 \| 203/0	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	199 \| 199/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	208 \| 208/0	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	200 \| 200/0	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	162 \| 162/0	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	164 \| 164/0	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	138 \| 138/0	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	175 \| 175/0	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	159 \| 159/0	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Pearl (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	124 \| 124/0	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	156 \| 156/0	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	157 \| 157/0	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	142 \| 142/0	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	131 \| 131/0	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	140 \| 140/0	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	148 \| 148/0	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	141 \| 141/0	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	162 \| 162/0	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	165 \| 165/0	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Pearl (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	169 \| 169/0	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	176 \| 171/5	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	190 \| 190/0	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	184 \| 184/0	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	174 \| 168/6	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	143 \| 143/0	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	132 \| 132/0	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	130 \| 123/7	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	149 \| 143/6	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	148 \| 148/0	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Pearl (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	148 \| 148/0	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	148 \| 142/6	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	174 \| 168/6	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	172 \| 163/9	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	161 \| 161/0	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	148 \| 143/5	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	172 \| 172/0	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	184 \| 175/9	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	207 \| 195/12	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	267 \| 259/8	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Pearl (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	294 \| 284/10	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	291 \| 284/7	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	364 \| 364/0	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	356 \| 346/10	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	379 \| 372/7	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	361 \| 350/11	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	401 \| 388/13	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	461 \| 443/18	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	484 \| 468/16	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	492 \| 465/27	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Pearl (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	508 \| 492/16	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	533 \| 516/17	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	528 \| 516/12	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	541 \| 531/10	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	606 \| 588/18	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	595 \| 575/20	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	709 \| 690/19	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	744 \| 713/31	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	699 \| 677/22	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	681 \| 654/27	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Pearl (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	785 \| 756/29	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	922 \| 879/43	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	1,134 \| 1,092/42	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	855 \| 835/20	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	936 \| 907/29	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	952 \| 902/50	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	1,049 \| 1,005/44	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	1,069 \| 1,024/45	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	1,160 \| 1,120/40	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	1,240 \| 1,187/53	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Pearl (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	1,376 \| 1,338/38	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	1,434 \| 1,384/50	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	1,663 \| 1,618/45	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	1,713 \| 1,648/65	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	2,136 \| 2,069/67	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	2,245 \| 2,172/73	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	2,448 \| 2,367/81	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	2,798 \| 2,718/80	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	2,970 \| 2,899/71	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	3,281 \| 3,213/68	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Pearl (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	3,720 \| 3,635/85	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	3,626 \| 3,543/83	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	3,926 \| 3,848/78	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	4,261 \| 4,175/86	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	4,295 \| 4,204/91	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	4,371 \| 4,273/98	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	4,622 \| 4,521/101	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	4,316 \| 4,232/84	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	4,143 \| 4,073/70	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	4,073 \| 3,976/97	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Pearl (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	3,280 \| 3,223/57	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	2,826 \| 2,756/70	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	2,581 \| 2,528/53	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	2,108 \| 2,075/33	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	2,200 \| 2,177/23	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	2,089 \| 2,048/41	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	2,111 \| 2,075/36	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	2,145 \| 2,108/37	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	2,069 \| 2,035/34	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	2,137 \| 2,108/29	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Pearl (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	2,045 \| 2,015/30	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	2,082 \| 2,046/36	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	2,135 \| 2,100/35	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	1,904 \| 1,866/38	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	2,553 \| 2,512/41	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	2,028 \| 1,999/29	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	2,197 \| 2,158/39	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	2,120 \| 2,076/44	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	2,138 \| 2,101/37	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	2,003 \| 1,958/45	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Pearl (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	1,844 \| 1,789/55	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	1,858 \| 1,796/62	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	1,870 \| 1,831/39	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	1,636 \| 1,605/31	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	1,789 \| 1,741/48	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	1,638 \| 1,588/50	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	1,660 \| 1,591/69	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	1,380 \| 1,316/64	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	1,277 \| 1,204/73	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	1,203 \| 1,146/57	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Pearl (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	1,200 \| 1,138/62	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	943 \| 886/57	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	882 \| 824/58	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	693 \| 641/52	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	631 \| 569/62	5,949 \| 22/5,927