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Wesley vs James — Popularity Comparison

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Wesley James

By Year

Year	Wesley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	5,231 \| 87/5,144	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	4,664 \| 114/4,550	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	4,795 \| 129/4,666	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	4,349 \| 133/4,216	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	3,801 \| 96/3,705	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	3,828 \| 65/3,763	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	3,710 \| 83/3,627	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	3,638 \| 61/3,577	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	3,493 \| 64/3,429	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	3,276 \| 44/3,232	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Wesley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	3,187 \| 45/3,142	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	2,864 \| 27/2,837	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	2,676 \| 28/2,648	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	2,509 \| 33/2,476	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	2,453 \| 22/2,431	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	2,239 \| 28/2,211	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	2,083 \| 17/2,066	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	2,097 \| 34/2,063	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	2,129 \| 26/2,103	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	2,129 \| 16/2,113	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Wesley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	2,144 \| 36/2,108	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	2,153 \| 30/2,123	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	2,070 \| 18/2,052	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	2,047 \| 19/2,028	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	2,232 \| 17/2,215	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	2,237 \| 30/2,207	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	2,265 \| 23/2,242	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	2,388 \| 30/2,358	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	2,658 \| 42/2,616	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	2,841 \| 43/2,798	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Wesley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	3,064 \| 33/3,031	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	3,228 \| 56/3,172	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	3,293 \| 54/3,239	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	3,309 \| 42/3,267	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	3,362 \| 46/3,316	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	3,514 \| 57/3,457	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	3,536 \| 58/3,478	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	3,296 \| 52/3,244	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	3,097 \| 54/3,043	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	3,092 \| 48/3,044	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Wesley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	2,849 \| 50/2,799	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	2,828 \| 40/2,788	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	3,078 \| 48/3,030	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	3,074 \| 32/3,042	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	3,208 \| 43/3,165	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	3,276 \| 39/3,237	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	3,340 \| 34/3,306	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	4,331 \| 30/4,301	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	2,170 \| 23/2,147	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	1,554 \| 22/1,532	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Wesley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	1,490 \| 23/1,467	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	1,572 \| 18/1,554	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	1,714 \| 23/1,691	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	1,980 \| 21/1,959	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	2,080 \| 21/2,059	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	1,879 \| 18/1,861	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	1,661 \| 18/1,643	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	1,602 \| 15/1,587	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	1,813 \| 10/1,803	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	1,870 \| 10/1,860	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Wesley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	1,984 \| 15/1,969	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	2,118 \| 19/2,099	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	1,984 \| 21/1,963	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	2,016 \| 14/2,002	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	2,031 \| 10/2,021	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	2,015 \| 16/1,999	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	1,962 \| 9/1,953	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	2,012 \| 19/1,993	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	2,018 \| 13/2,005	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	1,935 \| 10/1,925	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Wesley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	1,857 \| 13/1,844	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	1,751 \| 18/1,733	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	1,606 \| 12/1,594	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	1,516 \| 16/1,500	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	1,534 \| 7/1,527	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	1,422 \| 16/1,406	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	1,355 \| 19/1,336	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	1,471 \| 12/1,459	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	1,262 \| 14/1,248	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	1,119 \| 12/1,107	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Wesley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	1,177 \| 8/1,169	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	1,283 \| 16/1,267	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	1,272 \| 19/1,253	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	1,108 \| 17/1,091	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	1,145 \| 16/1,129	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	1,122 \| 9/1,113	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	1,080 \| 6/1,074	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	1,080 \| 15/1,065	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	1,073 \| 12/1,061	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	1,053 \| 13/1,040	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Wesley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	1,132 \| 14/1,118	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	1,037 \| 7/1,030	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	1,147 \| 12/1,135	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	1,130 \| 15/1,115	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	1,201 \| 15/1,186	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	1,191 \| 10/1,181	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	1,198 \| 16/1,182	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	1,332 \| 8/1,324	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	1,330 \| 10/1,320	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	1,277 \| 12/1,265	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Wesley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	1,357 \| 10/1,347	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	1,391 \| 12/1,379	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	1,297 \| 10/1,287	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	1,341 \| 9/1,332	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	1,256 \| 12/1,244	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	1,108 \| 9/1,099	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	1,162 \| 17/1,145	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	1,023 \| 9/1,014	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	1,033 \| 7/1,026	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	998 \| 8/990	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Wesley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	796 \| 7/789	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	594 \| 9/585	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	491 \| 6/485	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	266 \| 5/261	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	216 \| 7/209	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	197 \| 0/197	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	185 \| 0/185	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	191 \| 0/191	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	155 \| 0/155	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	174 \| 0/174	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Wesley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	166 \| 0/166	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	153 \| 0/153	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	145 \| 0/145	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	146 \| 0/146	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	181 \| 0/181	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	119 \| 0/119	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	151 \| 0/151	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	121 \| 0/121	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	145 \| 0/145	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	156 \| 0/156	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Wesley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	149 \| 0/149	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	136 \| 0/136	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	142 \| 0/142	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	115 \| 0/115	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	136 \| 5/131	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	101 \| 0/101	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	147 \| 0/147	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	115 \| 0/115	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	121 \| 0/121	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	108 \| 0/108	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Wesley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	120 \| 0/120	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	104 \| 0/104	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	145 \| 0/145	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	102 \| 0/102	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	123 \| 0/123	5,949 \| 22/5,927