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Velma vs James — Popularity Comparison

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Velma James

By Year

Year	Velma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	13 \| 13/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	22 \| 22/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	25 \| 25/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	15 \| 15/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	15 \| 15/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	14 \| 14/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	21 \| 21/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	8 \| 8/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	7 \| 7/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	6 \| 6/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Velma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	13 \| 13/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	9 \| 9/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	5 \| 5/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	15 \| 15/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	9 \| 9/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	10 \| 10/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	6 \| 6/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	5 \| 5/0	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	9 \| 9/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	7 \| 7/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Velma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	14 \| 14/0	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	11 \| 11/0	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	14 \| 14/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	9 \| 9/0	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	12 \| 12/0	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	12 \| 12/0	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	16 \| 16/0	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	11 \| 11/0	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	12 \| 12/0	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	13 \| 13/0	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Velma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	19 \| 19/0	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	20 \| 20/0	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	15 \| 15/0	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	40 \| 40/0	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	33 \| 33/0	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	32 \| 32/0	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	37 \| 37/0	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	41 \| 41/0	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	43 \| 43/0	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	35 \| 35/0	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Velma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	50 \| 50/0	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	55 \| 55/0	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	58 \| 58/0	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	83 \| 83/0	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	78 \| 78/0	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	78 \| 78/0	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	83 \| 83/0	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	76 \| 76/0	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	95 \| 95/0	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	94 \| 94/0	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Velma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	109 \| 109/0	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	131 \| 131/0	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	120 \| 120/0	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	167 \| 167/0	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	181 \| 181/0	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	191 \| 191/0	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	222 \| 222/0	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	273 \| 273/0	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	299 \| 299/0	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	362 \| 362/0	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Velma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	395 \| 395/0	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	407 \| 407/0	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	464 \| 464/0	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	524 \| 524/0	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	559 \| 559/0	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	550 \| 550/0	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	502 \| 502/0	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	668 \| 668/0	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	692 \| 692/0	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	644 \| 634/10	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Velma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	754 \| 749/5	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	737 \| 737/0	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	706 \| 706/0	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	798 \| 798/0	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	825 \| 825/0	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	804 \| 798/6	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	871 \| 871/0	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	848 \| 848/0	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	881 \| 875/6	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	868 \| 861/7	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Velma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	946 \| 935/11	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	1,045 \| 1,045/0	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	1,052 \| 1,052/0	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	1,001 \| 1,001/0	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	994 \| 986/8	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	1,073 \| 1,068/5	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	1,170 \| 1,160/10	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	1,223 \| 1,218/5	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	1,191 \| 1,180/11	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	1,365 \| 1,352/13	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Velma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	1,435 \| 1,426/9	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	1,489 \| 1,481/8	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	1,712 \| 1,689/23	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	1,768 \| 1,758/10	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	1,933 \| 1,918/15	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	1,944 \| 1,930/14	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	2,303 \| 2,290/13	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	2,296 \| 2,285/11	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	2,138 \| 2,120/18	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	2,199 \| 2,177/22	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Velma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	2,292 \| 2,272/20	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	2,349 \| 2,337/12	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	2,377 \| 2,367/10	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	2,613 \| 2,606/7	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	2,509 \| 2,491/18	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	2,363 \| 2,341/22	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	2,452 \| 2,439/13	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	2,422 \| 2,411/11	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	2,330 \| 2,319/11	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	2,299 \| 2,287/12	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Velma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	1,803 \| 1,795/8	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	1,570 \| 1,556/14	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	1,408 \| 1,403/5	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	1,053 \| 1,045/8	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	1,043 \| 1,035/8	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	865 \| 857/8	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	866 \| 860/6	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	860 \| 854/6	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	721 \| 721/0	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	722 \| 722/0	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Velma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	621 \| 615/6	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	589 \| 589/0	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	526 \| 526/0	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	393 \| 388/5	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	426 \| 426/0	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	334 \| 334/0	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	331 \| 331/0	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	280 \| 280/0	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	249 \| 249/0	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	208 \| 208/0	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Velma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	196 \| 196/0	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	156 \| 156/0	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	146 \| 146/0	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	103 \| 103/0	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	96 \| 96/0	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	72 \| 72/0	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	67 \| 67/0	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	59 \| 59/0	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	33 \| 33/0	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	32 \| 32/0	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Velma (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	18 \| 18/0	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	25 \| 25/0	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	17 \| 17/0	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	19 \| 19/0	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	16 \| 16/0	5,949 \| 22/5,927