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Phillip vs James — Popularity Comparison

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By Year

Year	Phillip (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	450 \| 0/450	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	452 \| 0/452	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	514 \| 0/514	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	559 \| 0/559	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	552 \| 0/552	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	568 \| 0/568	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	666 \| 0/666	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	727 \| 0/727	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	707 \| 0/707	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	762 \| 0/762	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Phillip (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	797 \| 0/797	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	870 \| 0/870	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	884 \| 0/884	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	779 \| 0/779	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	864 \| 0/864	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	927 \| 0/927	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	1,098 \| 0/1,098	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	1,175 \| 0/1,175	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	1,220 \| 0/1,220	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	1,238 \| 5/1,233	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Phillip (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	1,325 \| 0/1,325	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	1,455 \| 0/1,455	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	1,553 \| 0/1,553	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	1,716 \| 5/1,711	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	1,776 \| 0/1,776	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	1,818 \| 0/1,818	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	1,887 \| 0/1,887	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	2,093 \| 6/2,087	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	2,317 \| 8/2,309	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	2,517 \| 5/2,512	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Phillip (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	2,682 \| 7/2,675	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	3,013 \| 10/3,003	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	3,383 \| 8/3,375	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	3,858 \| 7/3,851	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	4,466 \| 13/4,453	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	4,747 \| 26/4,721	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	4,600 \| 26/4,574	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	4,841 \| 27/4,814	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	4,739 \| 33/4,706	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	4,534 \| 39/4,495	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Phillip (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	4,263 \| 29/4,234	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	4,507 \| 37/4,470	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	4,552 \| 32/4,520	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	4,573 \| 34/4,539	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	4,669 \| 36/4,633	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	4,454 \| 32/4,422	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	4,399 \| 37/4,362	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	3,990 \| 24/3,966	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	3,814 \| 24/3,790	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	3,877 \| 25/3,852	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Phillip (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	3,963 \| 29/3,934	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	3,885 \| 24/3,861	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	3,554 \| 22/3,532	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	3,875 \| 25/3,850	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	4,311 \| 36/4,275	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	4,032 \| 24/4,008	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	4,005 \| 18/3,987	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	4,071 \| 22/4,049	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	4,432 \| 29/4,403	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	4,907 \| 16/4,891	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Phillip (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	5,521 \| 18/5,503	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	5,683 \| 30/5,653	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	5,908 \| 28/5,880	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	5,999 \| 22/5,977	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	6,072 \| 29/6,043	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	5,621 \| 24/5,597	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	5,294 \| 21/5,273	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	5,570 \| 27/5,543	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	5,440 \| 24/5,416	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	5,426 \| 16/5,410	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Phillip (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	5,166 \| 16/5,150	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	5,112 \| 10/5,102	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	5,014 \| 12/5,002	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	4,924 \| 14/4,910	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	5,079 \| 24/5,055	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	5,218 \| 17/5,201	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	5,026 \| 8/5,018	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	4,800 \| 11/4,789	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	3,788 \| 13/3,775	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	3,081 \| 0/3,081	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Phillip (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	3,010 \| 8/3,002	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	3,259 \| 8/3,251	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	3,386 \| 13/3,373	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	2,878 \| 8/2,870	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	2,628 \| 0/2,628	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	2,182 \| 7/2,175	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	2,162 \| 9/2,153	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	2,012 \| 7/2,005	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	1,847 \| 0/1,847	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	1,790 \| 7/1,783	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Phillip (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	1,577 \| 0/1,577	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	1,334 \| 6/1,328	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	1,327 \| 13/1,314	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	1,186 \| 10/1,176	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	1,184 \| 9/1,175	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	1,037 \| 10/1,027	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	1,077 \| 0/1,077	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	1,057 \| 16/1,041	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	1,029 \| 9/1,020	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	954 \| 12/942	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Phillip (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	906 \| 6/900	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	850 \| 6/844	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	925 \| 5/920	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	920 \| 6/914	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	840 \| 0/840	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	747 \| 6/741	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	735 \| 5/730	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	722 \| 0/722	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	723 \| 0/723	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	628 \| 0/628	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Phillip (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	537 \| 0/537	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	369 \| 0/369	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	306 \| 0/306	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	212 \| 0/212	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	167 \| 0/167	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	146 \| 0/146	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	131 \| 0/131	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	124 \| 0/124	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	122 \| 0/122	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	127 \| 0/127	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Phillip (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	127 \| 0/127	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	92 \| 0/92	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	87 \| 0/87	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	78 \| 0/78	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	127 \| 0/127	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	88 \| 0/88	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	86 \| 0/86	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	82 \| 0/82	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	89 \| 0/89	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	90 \| 0/90	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Phillip (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	110 \| 0/110	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	81 \| 0/81	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	104 \| 0/104	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	74 \| 0/74	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	80 \| 0/80	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	78 \| 0/78	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	116 \| 0/116	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	80 \| 0/80	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	94 \| 0/94	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	87 \| 0/87	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Phillip (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	89 \| 0/89	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	92 \| 0/92	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	103 \| 0/103	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	84 \| 0/84	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	75 \| 0/75	5,949 \| 22/5,927