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Shelley vs James — Popularity Comparison

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By Year

Year	Shelley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	11 \| 11/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	8 \| 8/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	7 \| 7/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	11 \| 11/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	15 \| 15/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	12 \| 12/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	12 \| 12/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	12 \| 12/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	17 \| 17/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	13 \| 13/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Shelley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	21 \| 21/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	16 \| 16/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	17 \| 17/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	26 \| 26/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	28 \| 28/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	30 \| 30/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	36 \| 36/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	35 \| 35/0	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	40 \| 40/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	38 \| 38/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Shelley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	42 \| 42/0	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	42 \| 42/0	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	39 \| 39/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	65 \| 60/5	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	69 \| 69/0	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	85 \| 85/0	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	104 \| 94/10	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	105 \| 105/0	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	112 \| 112/0	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	165 \| 155/10	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Shelley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	162 \| 162/0	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	223 \| 223/0	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	266 \| 266/0	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	262 \| 257/5	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	304 \| 298/6	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	386 \| 380/6	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	432 \| 426/6	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	507 \| 502/5	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	571 \| 563/8	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	578 \| 569/9	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Shelley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	713 \| 706/7	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	783 \| 777/6	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	859 \| 848/11	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	922 \| 912/10	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	1,147 \| 1,131/16	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	1,081 \| 1,065/16	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	1,046 \| 1,028/18	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	1,119 \| 1,104/15	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	1,295 \| 1,275/20	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	1,571 \| 1,547/24	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Shelley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	2,017 \| 1,997/20	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	2,293 \| 2,258/35	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	2,415 \| 2,384/31	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	2,303 \| 2,274/29	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	2,379 \| 2,351/28	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	2,508 \| 2,479/29	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	2,503 \| 2,483/20	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	2,529 \| 2,510/19	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	2,570 \| 2,545/25	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	2,547 \| 2,528/19	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Shelley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	2,845 \| 2,821/24	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	2,749 \| 2,733/16	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	2,502 \| 2,477/25	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	2,183 \| 2,142/41	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	2,153 \| 2,138/15	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	1,867 \| 1,848/19	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	1,750 \| 1,722/28	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	1,749 \| 1,722/27	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	1,706 \| 1,681/25	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	1,764 \| 1,738/26	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Shelley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	2,206 \| 2,177/29	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	1,978 \| 1,937/41	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	1,921 \| 1,886/35	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	1,891 \| 1,845/46	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	1,703 \| 1,671/32	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	1,046 \| 1,017/29	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	431 \| 413/18	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	249 \| 219/30	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	222 \| 196/26	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	199 \| 171/28	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Shelley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	156 \| 132/24	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	133 \| 111/22	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	119 \| 98/21	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	72 \| 53/19	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	82 \| 63/19	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	73 \| 59/14	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	53 \| 36/17	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	70 \| 47/23	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	66 \| 44/22	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	58 \| 43/15	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Shelley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	55 \| 33/22	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	39 \| 28/11	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	43 \| 25/18	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	44 \| 33/11	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	34 \| 15/19	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	25 \| 13/12	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	39 \| 14/25	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	37 \| 13/24	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	25 \| 10/15	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	22 \| 6/16	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Shelley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	22 \| 6/16	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	23 \| 7/16	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	43 \| 8/35	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	29 \| 7/22	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	32 \| 11/21	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	26 \| 0/26	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	24 \| 8/16	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	21 \| 6/15	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	20 \| 0/20	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	37 \| 8/29	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Shelley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	15 \| 5/10	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	12 \| 0/12	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	12 \| 5/7	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	9 \| 0/9	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	10 \| 0/10	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	14 \| 5/9	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	6 \| 0/6	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	6 \| 0/6	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	9 \| 0/9	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	6 \| 0/6	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Shelley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	8 \| 0/8	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	0 \| 0/0	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	0 \| 0/0	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	0 \| 0/0	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	9 \| 0/9	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	9 \| 0/9	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	10 \| 5/5	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	0 \| 0/0	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	5 \| 0/5	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	7 \| 0/7	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Shelley (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	5 \| 0/5	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	8 \| 0/8	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	6 \| 6/0	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	0 \| 0/0	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	0 \| 0/0	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	0 \| 0/0	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	0 \| 0/0	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	0 \| 0/0	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	0 \| 0/0	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	0 \| 0/0	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

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