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Gerald vs James — Popularity Comparison

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Gerald James

By Year

Year	Gerald (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	178 \| 0/178	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	212 \| 0/212	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	206 \| 0/206	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	217 \| 0/217	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	230 \| 0/230	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	245 \| 0/245	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	242 \| 0/242	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	271 \| 0/271	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	284 \| 0/284	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	312 \| 0/312	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Gerald (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	281 \| 0/281	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	329 \| 0/329	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	346 \| 0/346	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	373 \| 0/373	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	348 \| 0/348	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	396 \| 0/396	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	415 \| 0/415	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	472 \| 0/472	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	465 \| 0/465	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	472 \| 0/472	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Gerald (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	552 \| 0/552	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	529 \| 0/529	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	556 \| 0/556	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	609 \| 0/609	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	680 \| 0/680	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	686 \| 0/686	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	671 \| 0/671	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	773 \| 0/773	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	822 \| 0/822	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	889 \| 0/889	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Gerald (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	954 \| 0/954	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	1,126 \| 10/1,116	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	1,182 \| 8/1,174	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	1,266 \| 5/1,261	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	1,451 \| 0/1,451	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	1,478 \| 9/1,469	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	1,412 \| 9/1,403	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	1,451 \| 10/1,441	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	1,465 \| 10/1,455	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	1,460 \| 14/1,446	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Gerald (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	1,457 \| 13/1,444	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	1,567 \| 17/1,550	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	1,740 \| 22/1,718	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	1,780 \| 16/1,764	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	1,836 \| 17/1,819	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	1,885 \| 22/1,863	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	1,908 \| 19/1,889	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	2,061 \| 15/2,046	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	2,159 \| 19/2,140	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	2,414 \| 16/2,398	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Gerald (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	2,437 \| 20/2,417	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	2,622 \| 29/2,593	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	2,831 \| 15/2,816	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	3,621 \| 33/3,588	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	4,442 \| 43/4,399	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	4,425 \| 41/4,384	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	4,504 \| 29/4,475	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	4,914 \| 39/4,875	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	4,893 \| 30/4,863	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	5,290 \| 38/5,252	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Gerald (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	5,902 \| 32/5,870	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	6,186 \| 33/6,153	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	6,265 \| 32/6,233	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	6,673 \| 44/6,629	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	6,602 \| 36/6,566	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	6,676 \| 41/6,635	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	6,899 \| 33/6,866	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	7,630 \| 34/7,596	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	8,024 \| 33/7,991	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	8,105 \| 32/8,073	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Gerald (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	8,588 \| 38/8,550	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	8,654 \| 35/8,619	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	9,063 \| 32/9,031	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	9,570 \| 31/9,539	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	9,765 \| 40/9,725	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	9,837 \| 28/9,809	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	9,879 \| 37/9,842	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	10,796 \| 46/10,750	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	10,067 \| 33/10,034	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	8,893 \| 36/8,857	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Gerald (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	10,059 \| 38/10,021	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	11,423 \| 55/11,368	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	11,520 \| 37/11,483	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	10,984 \| 43/10,941	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	10,280 \| 43/10,237	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	10,105 \| 48/10,057	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	10,009 \| 37/9,972	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	9,475 \| 51/9,424	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	9,056 \| 39/9,017	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	8,506 \| 48/8,458	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Gerald (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	7,865 \| 49/7,816	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	7,465 \| 43/7,422	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	7,391 \| 44/7,347	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	6,878 \| 55/6,823	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	6,522 \| 40/6,482	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	6,015 \| 49/5,966	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	5,527 \| 40/5,487	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	5,567 \| 56/5,511	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	5,171 \| 48/5,123	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	4,546 \| 39/4,507	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Gerald (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	4,172 \| 21/4,151	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	3,721 \| 25/3,696	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	3,564 \| 23/3,541	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	3,406 \| 24/3,382	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	3,178 \| 21/3,157	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	2,706 \| 17/2,689	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	2,736 \| 24/2,712	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	2,497 \| 11/2,486	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	2,272 \| 12/2,260	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	2,093 \| 8/2,085	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Gerald (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	1,475 \| 7/1,468	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	1,148 \| 6/1,142	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	934 \| 5/929	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	462 \| 0/462	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	294 \| 5/289	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	301 \| 0/301	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	270 \| 0/270	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	239 \| 0/239	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	191 \| 0/191	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	189 \| 0/189	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Gerald (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	201 \| 0/201	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	182 \| 0/182	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	151 \| 0/151	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	133 \| 0/133	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	157 \| 0/157	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	108 \| 0/108	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	100 \| 0/100	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	93 \| 0/93	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	95 \| 0/95	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	76 \| 0/76	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Gerald (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	75 \| 0/75	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	55 \| 0/55	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	62 \| 0/62	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	45 \| 0/45	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	44 \| 0/44	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	48 \| 0/48	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	30 \| 0/30	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	22 \| 0/22	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	28 \| 0/28	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	23 \| 0/23	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Gerald (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	19 \| 0/19	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	13 \| 0/13	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	15 \| 0/15	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	14 \| 0/14	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	11 \| 0/11	5,949 \| 22/5,927