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Preston vs James — Popularity Comparison

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Preston James

By Year

Year	Preston (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	1,062 \| 17/1,045	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	1,247 \| 17/1,230	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	1,369 \| 16/1,353	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	1,494 \| 22/1,472	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	1,665 \| 19/1,646	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	1,767 \| 19/1,748	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	1,979 \| 13/1,966	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	2,094 \| 21/2,073	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	2,337 \| 24/2,313	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	2,474 \| 19/2,455	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Preston (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	2,753 \| 20/2,733	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	2,683 \| 15/2,668	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	2,958 \| 14/2,944	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	3,057 \| 21/3,036	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	3,122 \| 15/3,107	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	3,474 \| 11/3,463	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	3,474 \| 13/3,461	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	3,813 \| 17/3,796	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	3,732 \| 13/3,719	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	2,744 \| 16/2,728	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Preston (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	2,667 \| 21/2,646	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	2,654 \| 14/2,640	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	2,532 \| 17/2,515	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	2,636 \| 18/2,618	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	2,767 \| 24/2,743	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	2,301 \| 10/2,291	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	1,905 \| 14/1,891	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	1,905 \| 16/1,889	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	1,678 \| 6/1,672	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	1,728 \| 13/1,715	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Preston (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	1,615 \| 9/1,606	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	1,560 \| 15/1,545	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	1,539 \| 11/1,528	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	1,436 \| 10/1,426	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	1,536 \| 9/1,527	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	1,479 \| 9/1,470	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	1,367 \| 15/1,352	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	1,287 \| 9/1,278	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	1,133 \| 12/1,121	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	985 \| 7/978	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Preston (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	910 \| 6/904	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	830 \| 11/819	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	812 \| 5/807	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	753 \| 9/744	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	768 \| 5/763	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	695 \| 5/690	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	597 \| 0/597	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	592 \| 9/583	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	574 \| 7/567	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	450 \| 0/450	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Preston (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	489 \| 7/482	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	490 \| 6/484	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	574 \| 6/568	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	548 \| 8/540	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	522 \| 0/522	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	507 \| 0/507	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	506 \| 8/498	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	466 \| 6/460	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	520 \| 0/520	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	456 \| 0/456	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Preston (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	461 \| 8/453	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	481 \| 5/476	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	484 \| 0/484	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	451 \| 0/451	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	478 \| 0/478	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	485 \| 0/485	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	479 \| 0/479	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	516 \| 0/516	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	549 \| 0/549	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	529 \| 5/524	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Preston (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	489 \| 5/484	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	521 \| 5/516	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	562 \| 5/557	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	519 \| 0/519	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	535 \| 0/535	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	535 \| 0/535	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	461 \| 0/461	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	531 \| 6/525	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	452 \| 0/452	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	450 \| 0/450	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Preston (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	408 \| 0/408	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	448 \| 0/448	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	453 \| 6/447	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	395 \| 0/395	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	381 \| 0/381	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	353 \| 0/353	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	332 \| 0/332	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	360 \| 0/360	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	334 \| 0/334	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	324 \| 0/324	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Preston (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	357 \| 0/357	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	317 \| 0/317	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	352 \| 0/352	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	333 \| 0/333	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	389 \| 10/379	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	353 \| 5/348	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	381 \| 0/381	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	375 \| 0/375	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	416 \| 0/416	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	426 \| 0/426	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Preston (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	419 \| 5/414	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	478 \| 0/478	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	467 \| 0/467	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	453 \| 5/448	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	482 \| 0/482	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	430 \| 0/430	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	422 \| 5/417	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	421 \| 8/413	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	424 \| 6/418	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	388 \| 0/388	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Preston (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	319 \| 0/319	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	218 \| 0/218	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	206 \| 0/206	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	128 \| 0/128	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	112 \| 0/112	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	76 \| 0/76	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	88 \| 0/88	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	71 \| 0/71	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	61 \| 0/61	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	82 \| 0/82	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Preston (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	67 \| 0/67	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	76 \| 0/76	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	62 \| 0/62	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	78 \| 0/78	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	78 \| 0/78	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	52 \| 0/52	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	53 \| 0/53	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	37 \| 0/37	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	53 \| 0/53	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	58 \| 0/58	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Preston (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	66 \| 0/66	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	46 \| 0/46	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	49 \| 0/49	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	51 \| 0/51	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	49 \| 0/49	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	39 \| 0/39	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	58 \| 0/58	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	44 \| 0/44	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	36 \| 0/36	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	48 \| 0/48	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Preston (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	49 \| 0/49	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	52 \| 0/52	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	49 \| 0/49	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	36 \| 0/36	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	47 \| 0/47	5,949 \| 22/5,927