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Precious vs James — Popularity Comparison

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Precious James

By Year

Year	Precious (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	69 \| 69/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	76 \| 70/6	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	87 \| 87/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	84 \| 84/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	58 \| 58/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	96 \| 90/6	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	113 \| 113/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	111 \| 111/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	115 \| 109/6	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	136 \| 131/5	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Precious (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	133 \| 133/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	150 \| 145/5	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	157 \| 157/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	199 \| 199/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	268 \| 268/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	372 \| 367/5	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	375 \| 375/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	501 \| 501/0	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	534 \| 534/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	529 \| 529/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Precious (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	517 \| 512/5	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	558 \| 553/5	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	696 \| 689/7	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	746 \| 746/0	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	648 \| 648/0	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	687 \| 687/0	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	741 \| 741/0	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	639 \| 639/0	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	703 \| 703/0	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	620 \| 620/0	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Precious (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	638 \| 631/7	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	594 \| 594/0	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	569 \| 569/0	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	574 \| 574/0	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	555 \| 547/8	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	504 \| 496/8	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	533 \| 525/8	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	432 \| 427/5	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	418 \| 418/0	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	377 \| 377/0	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Precious (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	278 \| 278/0	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	268 \| 268/0	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	271 \| 271/0	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	252 \| 246/6	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	256 \| 249/7	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	188 \| 188/0	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	140 \| 140/0	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	132 \| 132/0	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	88 \| 88/0	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	106 \| 106/0	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Precious (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	89 \| 89/0	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	72 \| 66/6	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	87 \| 87/0	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	65 \| 65/0	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	59 \| 59/0	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	31 \| 31/0	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	54 \| 54/0	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	38 \| 38/0	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	38 \| 38/0	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	37 \| 37/0	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Precious (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	31 \| 31/0	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	30 \| 30/0	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	23 \| 23/0	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	23 \| 23/0	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	21 \| 21/0	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	15 \| 15/0	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	20 \| 20/0	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	10 \| 10/0	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	20 \| 20/0	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	18 \| 18/0	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Precious (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	24 \| 24/0	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	16 \| 16/0	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	8 \| 8/0	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	13 \| 13/0	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	21 \| 21/0	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	29 \| 29/0	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	15 \| 15/0	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	16 \| 16/0	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	10 \| 10/0	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	14 \| 14/0	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Precious (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	21 \| 21/0	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	16 \| 16/0	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	20 \| 20/0	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	18 \| 18/0	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	9 \| 9/0	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	15 \| 15/0	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	19 \| 19/0	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	15 \| 15/0	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	9 \| 9/0	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	9 \| 9/0	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Precious (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	12 \| 12/0	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	14 \| 14/0	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	25 \| 25/0	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	12 \| 12/0	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	8 \| 8/0	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	26 \| 21/5	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	16 \| 16/0	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	34 \| 29/5	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	26 \| 20/6	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	28 \| 23/5	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Precious (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	14 \| 14/0	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	18 \| 18/0	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	24 \| 24/0	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	18 \| 18/0	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	25 \| 25/0	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	29 \| 24/5	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	22 \| 17/5	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	22 \| 16/6	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	17 \| 12/5	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	10 \| 10/0	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

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

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By Year

Year	Precious (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	5 \| 5/0	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	6 \| 6/0	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	7 \| 7/0	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	0 \| 0/0	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	6 \| 6/0	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	0 \| 0/0	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	5 \| 5/0	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	6 \| 6/0	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	0 \| 0/0	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	0 \| 0/0	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

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

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By Year

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