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Ruel vs James — Popularity Comparison

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Ruel James

By Year

Year	Ruel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	11 \| 0/11	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	10 \| 0/10	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	10 \| 0/10	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	6 \| 0/6	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	5 \| 0/5	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	8 \| 0/8	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	11 \| 0/11	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	7 \| 0/7	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	8 \| 0/8	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	0 \| 0/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Ruel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	13 \| 0/13	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	9 \| 0/9	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	7 \| 0/7	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	9 \| 0/9	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	11 \| 0/11	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	5 \| 0/5	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	0 \| 0/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	0 \| 0/0	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	0 \| 0/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	8 \| 0/8	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Ruel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	12 \| 0/12	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	8 \| 0/8	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	9 \| 0/9	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	8 \| 0/8	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	6 \| 0/6	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	6 \| 0/6	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	10 \| 0/10	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	6 \| 0/6	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	0 \| 0/0	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	9 \| 0/9	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Ruel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	8 \| 0/8	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	13 \| 0/13	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	10 \| 0/10	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	10 \| 0/10	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	14 \| 0/14	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	12 \| 0/12	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	6 \| 0/6	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	8 \| 0/8	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	11 \| 0/11	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	7 \| 0/7	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Ruel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	6 \| 0/6	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	8 \| 0/8	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	6 \| 0/6	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	6 \| 0/6	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	9 \| 0/9	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	8 \| 0/8	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	6 \| 0/6	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	10 \| 0/10	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	12 \| 0/12	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	7 \| 0/7	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Ruel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	10 \| 0/10	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	9 \| 0/9	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	9 \| 0/9	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	15 \| 0/15	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	13 \| 0/13	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	9 \| 0/9	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	16 \| 0/16	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	15 \| 0/15	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	12 \| 0/12	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	8 \| 0/8	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Ruel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	11 \| 0/11	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	8 \| 0/8	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	9 \| 0/9	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	10 \| 0/10	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	17 \| 0/17	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	15 \| 0/15	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	13 \| 0/13	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	16 \| 0/16	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	16 \| 0/16	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	16 \| 0/16	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Ruel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	14 \| 0/14	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	15 \| 0/15	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	11 \| 0/11	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	16 \| 0/16	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	23 \| 0/23	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	15 \| 0/15	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	15 \| 0/15	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	17 \| 0/17	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	25 \| 0/25	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	17 \| 0/17	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Ruel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	19 \| 0/19	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	14 \| 0/14	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	22 \| 0/22	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	17 \| 0/17	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	19 \| 0/19	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	30 \| 0/30	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	21 \| 0/21	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	20 \| 0/20	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	30 \| 0/30	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	15 \| 0/15	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Ruel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	26 \| 0/26	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	37 \| 0/37	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	26 \| 0/26	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	24 \| 0/24	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	31 \| 0/31	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	32 \| 0/32	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	28 \| 0/28	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	42 \| 0/42	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	33 \| 0/33	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	46 \| 0/46	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Ruel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	47 \| 0/47	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	38 \| 0/38	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	38 \| 0/38	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	38 \| 0/38	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	30 \| 0/30	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	34 \| 0/34	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	29 \| 0/29	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	29 \| 0/29	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	32 \| 0/32	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	49 \| 0/49	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Ruel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	28 \| 0/28	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	29 \| 5/24	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	21 \| 0/21	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	6 \| 0/6	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	8 \| 0/8	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	9 \| 0/9	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	6 \| 0/6	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	7 \| 0/7	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	9 \| 0/9	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	7 \| 0/7	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Ruel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	0 \| 0/0	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	11 \| 0/11	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	0 \| 0/0	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	6 \| 0/6	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	7 \| 0/7	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	5 \| 0/5	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	7 \| 0/7	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	6 \| 0/6	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	Ruel (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	7 \| 0/7	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	10 \| 0/10	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	7 \| 0/7	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	5 \| 0/5	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	5 \| 0/5	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	Ruel (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	5 \| 0/5	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	0 \| 0/0	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	0 \| 0/0	5,949 \| 22/5,927