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Benjamin vs James — Popularity Comparison

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By Year

Year	Benjamin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	9,820 \| 6/9,814	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	10,220 \| 8/10,212	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	10,914 \| 10/10,904	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	11,901 \| 12/11,889	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	12,264 \| 10/12,254	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	13,050 \| 14/13,036	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	13,503 \| 20/13,483	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	13,863 \| 9/13,854	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	14,694 \| 12/14,682	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	13,750 \| 18/13,732	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Benjamin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	13,844 \| 17/13,827	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	13,532 \| 19/13,513	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	12,848 \| 15/12,833	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	13,103 \| 24/13,079	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	12,461 \| 23/12,438	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	13,132 \| 11/13,121	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	12,980 \| 22/12,958	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	13,297 \| 17/13,280	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	13,777 \| 12/13,765	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	13,604 \| 19/13,585	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Benjamin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	13,896 \| 67/13,829	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	14,108 \| 22/14,086	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	13,518 \| 26/13,492	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	14,356 \| 17/14,339	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	14,868 \| 24/14,844	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	13,693 \| 27/13,666	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	13,078 \| 17/13,061	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	13,287 \| 21/13,266	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	13,809 \| 24/13,785	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	12,742 \| 23/12,719	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Benjamin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	12,823 \| 32/12,791	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	12,710 \| 25/12,685	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	13,484 \| 29/13,455	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	13,910 \| 31/13,879	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	14,669 \| 39/14,630	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	15,788 \| 55/15,733	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	15,281 \| 94/15,187	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	14,963 \| 73/14,890	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	13,878 \| 85/13,793	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	13,515 \| 88/13,427	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Benjamin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	13,342 \| 73/13,269	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	13,382 \| 96/13,286	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	13,898 \| 85/13,813	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	14,430 \| 69/14,361	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	13,706 \| 80/13,626	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	12,593 \| 79/12,514	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	11,487 \| 73/11,414	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	12,170 \| 63/12,107	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	10,725 \| 53/10,672	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	9,592 \| 47/9,545	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Benjamin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	7,221 \| 38/7,183	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	5,257 \| 30/5,227	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	4,516 \| 18/4,498	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	4,277 \| 27/4,250	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	3,949 \| 22/3,927	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	3,395 \| 16/3,379	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	3,039 \| 22/3,017	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	2,524 \| 18/2,506	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	2,390 \| 13/2,377	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	2,352 \| 15/2,337	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Benjamin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	2,516 \| 12/2,504	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	2,364 \| 15/2,349	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	2,522 \| 15/2,507	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	2,397 \| 9/2,388	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	2,255 \| 9/2,246	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	2,342 \| 9/2,333	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	2,267 \| 12/2,255	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	2,502 \| 13/2,489	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	2,477 \| 5/2,472	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	2,458 \| 10/2,448	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Benjamin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	2,462 \| 9/2,453	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	2,424 \| 11/2,413	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	2,448 \| 8/2,440	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	2,355 \| 10/2,345	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	2,194 \| 8/2,186	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	2,023 \| 7/2,016	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	1,967 \| 5/1,962	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	1,938 \| 7/1,931	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	1,662 \| 7/1,655	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	1,570 \| 8/1,562	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Benjamin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	1,630 \| 8/1,622	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	1,731 \| 12/1,719	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	1,692 \| 0/1,692	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	1,586 \| 8/1,578	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	1,452 \| 6/1,446	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	1,428 \| 5/1,423	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	1,424 \| 8/1,416	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	1,428 \| 6/1,422	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	1,354 \| 0/1,354	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	1,416 \| 7/1,409	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Benjamin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	1,490 \| 7/1,483	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	1,423 \| 10/1,413	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	1,552 \| 12/1,540	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	1,567 \| 8/1,559	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	1,602 \| 8/1,594	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	1,712 \| 17/1,695	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	1,821 \| 16/1,805	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	1,932 \| 7/1,925	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	1,911 \| 13/1,898	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	2,077 \| 8/2,069	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Benjamin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	2,226 \| 5/2,221	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	2,321 \| 5/2,316	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	2,386 \| 8/2,378	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	2,421 \| 9/2,412	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	2,315 \| 6/2,309	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	2,289 \| 10/2,279	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	2,431 \| 0/2,431	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	2,391 \| 5/2,386	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	2,191 \| 5/2,186	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	2,248 \| 7/2,241	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Benjamin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	1,828 \| 5/1,823	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	1,466 \| 0/1,466	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	1,272 \| 0/1,272	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	690 \| 0/690	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	536 \| 0/536	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	489 \| 0/489	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	480 \| 0/480	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	460 \| 0/460	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	352 \| 0/352	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	379 \| 0/379	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Benjamin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	358 \| 0/358	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	324 \| 0/324	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	374 \| 0/374	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	343 \| 0/343	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	450 \| 0/450	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	335 \| 0/335	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	405 \| 0/405	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	378 \| 0/378	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	416 \| 0/416	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	452 \| 0/452	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Benjamin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	469 \| 0/469	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	482 \| 0/482	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	525 \| 0/525	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	461 \| 0/461	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	537 \| 0/537	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	760 \| 0/760	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	781 \| 0/781	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	473 \| 0/473	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	463 \| 0/463	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	464 \| 0/464	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Benjamin (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	509 \| 0/509	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	508 \| 0/508	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	478 \| 0/478	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	481 \| 0/481	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	490 \| 0/490	5,949 \| 22/5,927