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Richard vs James — Popularity Comparison

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Richard James

By Year

Year	Richard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	1,539 \| 0/1,539	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	1,645 \| 0/1,645	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	1,690 \| 6/1,684	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	1,782 \| 0/1,782	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	1,826 \| 0/1,826	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	1,989 \| 0/1,989	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	2,137 \| 0/2,137	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	2,284 \| 0/2,284	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	2,523 \| 0/2,523	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	2,687 \| 0/2,687	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Richard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	2,887 \| 0/2,887	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	2,799 \| 0/2,799	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	3,033 \| 5/3,028	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	3,165 \| 0/3,165	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	3,243 \| 5/3,238	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	3,619 \| 7/3,612	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	4,065 \| 5/4,060	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	4,433 \| 8/4,425	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	4,477 \| 8/4,469	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	4,672 \| 5/4,667	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Richard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	4,871 \| 23/4,848	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	5,064 \| 10/5,054	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	5,333 \| 11/5,322	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	5,782 \| 11/5,771	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	6,365 \| 11/6,354	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	6,513 \| 12/6,501	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	6,968 \| 14/6,954	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	7,258 \| 16/7,242	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	8,209 \| 29/8,180	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	8,806 \| 22/8,784	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Richard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	9,552 \| 36/9,516	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	10,259 \| 28/10,231	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	11,363 \| 32/11,331	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	12,610 \| 55/12,555	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	13,634 \| 54/13,580	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	14,202 \| 69/14,133	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	14,256 \| 111/14,145	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	14,513 \| 111/14,402	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	15,134 \| 122/15,012	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	15,444 \| 116/15,328	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Richard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	15,713 \| 106/15,607	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	16,018 \| 127/15,891	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	16,852 \| 132/16,720	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	16,970 \| 115/16,855	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	16,778 \| 121/16,657	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	16,836 \| 123/16,713	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	16,828 \| 95/16,733	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	17,573 \| 131/17,442	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	16,881 \| 128/16,753	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	17,818 \| 130/17,688	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Richard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	18,726 \| 90/18,636	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	20,081 \| 138/19,943	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	22,441 \| 138/22,303	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	26,301 \| 144/26,157	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	30,600 \| 160/30,440	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	31,260 \| 173/31,087	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	33,140 \| 163/32,977	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	33,749 \| 166/33,583	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	34,603 \| 145/34,458	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	36,960 \| 134/36,826	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Richard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	40,236 \| 136/40,100	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	40,921 \| 154/40,767	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	39,558 \| 140/39,418	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	41,270 \| 130/41,140	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	43,662 \| 124/43,538	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	47,334 \| 130/47,204	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	50,117 \| 118/49,999	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	52,563 \| 117/52,446	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	53,040 \| 128/52,912	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	53,688 \| 124/53,564	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Richard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	57,146 \| 103/57,043	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	58,523 \| 134/58,389	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	58,458 \| 105/58,353	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	54,633 \| 94/54,539	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	51,100 \| 96/51,004	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	51,062 \| 115/50,947	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	51,089 \| 120/50,969	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	58,675 \| 144/58,531	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	58,991 \| 120/58,871	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	46,151 \| 106/46,045	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Richard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	45,740 \| 97/45,643	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	46,457 \| 119/46,338	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	43,719 \| 127/43,592	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	39,231 \| 120/39,111	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	37,533 \| 108/37,425	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	35,492 \| 107/35,385	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	34,507 \| 121/34,386	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	33,093 \| 118/32,975	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	33,590 \| 98/33,492	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	34,075 \| 128/33,947	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Richard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	33,296 \| 129/33,167	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	31,457 \| 126/31,331	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	31,947 \| 138/31,809	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	31,974 \| 151/31,823	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	32,350 \| 164/32,186	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	29,770 \| 200/29,570	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	28,995 \| 201/28,794	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	26,929 \| 161/26,768	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	25,262 \| 119/25,143	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	23,376 \| 107/23,269	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Richard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	21,338 \| 94/21,244	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	18,965 \| 78/18,887	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	17,612 \| 75/17,537	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	16,447 \| 71/16,376	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	15,064 \| 54/15,010	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	12,515 \| 74/12,441	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	12,374 \| 51/12,323	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	10,961 \| 47/10,914	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	10,177 \| 43/10,134	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	9,182 \| 39/9,143	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Richard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	6,699 \| 30/6,669	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	5,129 \| 22/5,107	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	4,211 \| 23/4,188	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	2,041 \| 11/2,030	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	1,663 \| 9/1,654	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	1,434 \| 7/1,427	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	1,250 \| 6/1,244	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	1,245 \| 10/1,235	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	1,092 \| 8/1,084	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	1,033 \| 0/1,033	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Richard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	965 \| 8/957	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	868 \| 6/862	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	914 \| 6/908	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	792 \| 8/784	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	1,141 \| 0/1,141	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	749 \| 5/744	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	884 \| 13/871	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	709 \| 7/702	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	839 \| 5/834	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	734 \| 7/727	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Richard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	808 \| 0/808	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	732 \| 0/732	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	809 \| 7/802	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	609 \| 0/609	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	743 \| 0/743	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	716 \| 5/711	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	780 \| 8/772	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	629 \| 7/622	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	728 \| 8/720	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	672 \| 0/672	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Richard (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	749 \| 0/749	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	649 \| 0/649	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	746 \| 0/746	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	641 \| 0/641	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	728 \| 0/728	5,949 \| 22/5,927