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Ray vs James — Popularity Comparison

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Ray James

By Year

Year	Ray (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	349 \| 27/322	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	362 \| 26/336	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	361 \| 29/332	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	309 \| 27/282	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	365 \| 22/343	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	345 \| 17/328	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	351 \| 21/330	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	327 \| 21/306	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	345 \| 21/324	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	358 \| 10/348	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Ray (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	338 \| 9/329	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	374 \| 11/363	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	332 \| 5/327	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	346 \| 0/346	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	364 \| 0/364	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	371 \| 5/366	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	380 \| 6/374	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	384 \| 0/384	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	451 \| 0/451	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	428 \| 8/420	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Ray (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	391 \| 0/391	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	336 \| 0/336	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	386 \| 9/377	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	366 \| 6/360	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	441 \| 6/435	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	426 \| 12/414	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	446 \| 0/446	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	451 \| 8/443	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	445 \| 0/445	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	495 \| 0/495	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Ray (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	574 \| 10/564	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	570 \| 8/562	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	594 \| 12/582	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	700 \| 5/695	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	764 \| 9/755	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	732 \| 10/722	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	759 \| 15/744	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	785 \| 15/770	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	744 \| 6/738	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	778 \| 10/768	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Ray (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	773 \| 7/766	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	777 \| 13/764	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	883 \| 16/867	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	865 \| 10/855	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	854 \| 10/844	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	842 \| 18/824	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	817 \| 24/793	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	825 \| 18/807	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	865 \| 15/850	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	918 \| 21/897	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Ray (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	968 \| 13/955	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	1,067 \| 21/1,046	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	1,195 \| 17/1,178	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	1,294 \| 27/1,267	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	1,488 \| 26/1,462	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	1,546 \| 24/1,522	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	1,617 \| 24/1,593	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	1,634 \| 18/1,616	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	1,854 \| 28/1,826	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	2,116 \| 24/2,092	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Ray (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	2,300 \| 23/2,277	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	2,628 \| 44/2,584	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	2,708 \| 33/2,675	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	2,952 \| 32/2,920	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	3,112 \| 32/3,080	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	3,267 \| 46/3,221	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	3,239 \| 50/3,189	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	3,451 \| 42/3,409	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	3,283 \| 53/3,230	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	3,106 \| 37/3,069	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Ray (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	3,020 \| 43/2,977	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	2,864 \| 49/2,815	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	2,729 \| 39/2,690	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	2,720 \| 42/2,678	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	2,668 \| 32/2,636	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	2,750 \| 40/2,710	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	3,182 \| 48/3,134	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	3,415 \| 37/3,378	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	3,218 \| 48/3,170	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	2,780 \| 40/2,740	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Ray (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	2,950 \| 46/2,904	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	3,106 \| 43/3,063	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	3,114 \| 48/3,066	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	2,729 \| 34/2,695	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	2,842 \| 47/2,795	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	2,754 \| 45/2,709	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	2,925 \| 44/2,881	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	2,774 \| 49/2,725	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	3,003 \| 64/2,939	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	3,144 \| 74/3,070	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Ray (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	3,244 \| 68/3,176	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	3,101 \| 68/3,033	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	3,336 \| 72/3,264	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	3,244 \| 83/3,161	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	3,355 \| 102/3,253	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	3,290 \| 116/3,174	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	3,343 \| 95/3,248	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	3,361 \| 108/3,253	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	3,529 \| 120/3,409	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	3,316 \| 97/3,219	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Ray (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	3,491 \| 122/3,369	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	3,281 \| 120/3,161	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	3,147 \| 96/3,051	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	3,208 \| 133/3,075	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	3,224 \| 138/3,086	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	2,848 \| 126/2,722	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	2,925 \| 162/2,763	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	2,559 \| 133/2,426	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	2,466 \| 132/2,334	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	2,491 \| 126/2,365	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Ray (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	1,765 \| 108/1,657	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	1,395 \| 67/1,328	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	1,110 \| 60/1,050	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	665 \| 63/602	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	601 \| 56/545	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	525 \| 50/475	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	489 \| 43/446	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	513 \| 38/475	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	465 \| 44/421	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	467 \| 43/424	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Ray (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	462 \| 30/432	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	431 \| 34/397	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	431 \| 40/391	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	355 \| 17/338	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	492 \| 35/457	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	348 \| 33/315	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	425 \| 31/394	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	441 \| 44/397	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	461 \| 35/426	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	408 \| 28/380	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Ray (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	419 \| 40/379	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	413 \| 35/378	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	423 \| 38/385	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	396 \| 36/360	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	393 \| 44/349	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	385 \| 30/355	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	360 \| 29/331	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	280 \| 22/258	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	292 \| 21/271	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	262 \| 25/237	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Ray (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	254 \| 22/232	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	212 \| 10/202	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	210 \| 15/195	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	159 \| 11/148	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	150 \| 8/142	5,949 \| 22/5,927