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Ernest vs James — Popularity Comparison

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Ernest James

By Year

Year	Ernest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	200 \| 0/200	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	212 \| 0/212	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	186 \| 0/186	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	187 \| 0/187	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	208 \| 0/208	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	193 \| 0/193	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	215 \| 0/215	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	219 \| 0/219	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	210 \| 0/210	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	216 \| 0/216	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Ernest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	247 \| 0/247	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	217 \| 0/217	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	223 \| 0/223	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	253 \| 0/253	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	218 \| 0/218	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	251 \| 0/251	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	277 \| 0/277	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	289 \| 0/289	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	298 \| 0/298	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	336 \| 0/336	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Ernest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	368 \| 0/368	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	363 \| 0/363	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	353 \| 0/353	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	357 \| 0/357	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	440 \| 0/440	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	387 \| 0/387	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	450 \| 0/450	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	480 \| 0/480	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	517 \| 0/517	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	491 \| 0/491	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Ernest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	591 \| 0/591	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	644 \| 0/644	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	721 \| 0/721	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	863 \| 10/853	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	920 \| 0/920	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	965 \| 10/955	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	1,011 \| 9/1,002	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	954 \| 7/947	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	1,017 \| 10/1,007	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	1,081 \| 9/1,072	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Ernest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	1,159 \| 11/1,148	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	1,202 \| 11/1,191	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	1,254 \| 14/1,240	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	1,314 \| 9/1,305	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	1,386 \| 17/1,369	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	1,417 \| 18/1,399	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	1,388 \| 7/1,381	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	1,501 \| 16/1,485	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	1,499 \| 16/1,483	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	1,528 \| 14/1,514	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Ernest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	1,657 \| 15/1,642	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	1,691 \| 11/1,680	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	1,783 \| 16/1,767	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	2,122 \| 21/2,101	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	2,323 \| 19/2,304	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	2,378 \| 21/2,357	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	2,258 \| 12/2,246	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	2,372 \| 21/2,351	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	2,513 \| 8/2,505	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	2,599 \| 22/2,577	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Ernest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	2,839 \| 24/2,815	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	2,926 \| 20/2,906	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	2,874 \| 24/2,850	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	3,123 \| 27/3,096	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	3,213 \| 24/3,189	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	3,364 \| 24/3,340	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	3,540 \| 23/3,517	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	3,804 \| 18/3,786	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	3,980 \| 27/3,953	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	3,987 \| 14/3,973	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Ernest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	4,219 \| 17/4,202	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	4,110 \| 14/4,096	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	4,145 \| 23/4,122	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	4,397 \| 16/4,381	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	4,328 \| 19/4,309	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	4,377 \| 31/4,346	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	4,533 \| 20/4,513	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	4,801 \| 15/4,786	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	4,408 \| 13/4,395	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	4,027 \| 22/4,005	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Ernest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	4,072 \| 30/4,042	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	4,197 \| 25/4,172	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	4,104 \| 25/4,079	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	3,747 \| 21/3,726	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	3,719 \| 21/3,698	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	3,706 \| 18/3,688	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	3,742 \| 34/3,708	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	3,774 \| 15/3,759	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	3,745 \| 30/3,715	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	3,722 \| 21/3,701	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Ernest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	3,877 \| 27/3,850	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	3,707 \| 33/3,674	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	4,201 \| 35/4,166	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	4,331 \| 33/4,298	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	4,822 \| 35/4,787	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	4,792 \| 39/4,753	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	4,987 \| 46/4,941	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	5,259 \| 51/5,208	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	5,473 \| 37/5,436	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	5,539 \| 45/5,494	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Ernest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	5,722 \| 39/5,683	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	5,400 \| 28/5,372	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	5,537 \| 34/5,503	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	5,723 \| 26/5,697	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	5,601 \| 35/5,566	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	5,321 \| 25/5,296	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	5,559 \| 32/5,527	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	5,070 \| 15/5,055	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	4,850 \| 27/4,823	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	4,810 \| 23/4,787	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Ernest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	3,650 \| 18/3,632	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	2,951 \| 11/2,940	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	2,578 \| 9/2,569	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	1,349 \| 11/1,338	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	1,172 \| 5/1,167	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	892 \| 7/885	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	1,005 \| 5/1,000	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	987 \| 9/978	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	943 \| 0/943	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	853 \| 8/845	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Ernest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	758 \| 9/749	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	764 \| 0/764	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	796 \| 6/790	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	700 \| 9/691	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	1,017 \| 5/1,012	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	749 \| 5/744	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	846 \| 7/839	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	785 \| 0/785	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	764 \| 0/764	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	845 \| 11/834	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Ernest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	821 \| 0/821	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	801 \| 5/796	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	819 \| 14/805	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	715 \| 0/715	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	774 \| 0/774	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	745 \| 9/736	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	772 \| 6/766	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	660 \| 7/653	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	673 \| 5/668	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	718 \| 0/718	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Ernest (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	690 \| 0/690	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	641 \| 0/641	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	642 \| 0/642	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	571 \| 0/571	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	615 \| 0/615	5,949 \| 22/5,927