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Betty vs James — Popularity Comparison

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Betty James

By Year

Year	Betty (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	253 \| 253/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	202 \| 202/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	210 \| 210/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	205 \| 205/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	197 \| 197/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	162 \| 162/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	216 \| 216/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	177 \| 177/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	179 \| 179/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	192 \| 192/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Betty (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	196 \| 196/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	177 \| 177/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	141 \| 141/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	167 \| 167/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	135 \| 135/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	150 \| 150/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	141 \| 141/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	134 \| 134/0	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	138 \| 138/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	135 \| 135/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Betty (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	140 \| 140/0	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	148 \| 148/0	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	129 \| 129/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	154 \| 154/0	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	176 \| 176/0	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	183 \| 183/0	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	197 \| 197/0	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	189 \| 189/0	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	217 \| 217/0	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	236 \| 236/0	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Betty (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	276 \| 276/0	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	292 \| 292/0	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	296 \| 296/0	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	346 \| 346/0	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	406 \| 406/0	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	399 \| 399/0	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	401 \| 395/6	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	441 \| 436/5	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	408 \| 408/0	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	507 \| 502/5	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Betty (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	504 \| 504/0	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	570 \| 564/6	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	635 \| 635/0	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	669 \| 662/7	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	658 \| 658/0	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	710 \| 710/0	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	714 \| 714/0	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	813 \| 808/5	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	914 \| 908/6	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	1,029 \| 1,021/8	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Betty (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	1,141 \| 1,131/10	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	1,337 \| 1,322/15	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	1,364 \| 1,364/0	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	1,774 \| 1,764/10	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	1,973 \| 1,965/8	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	2,149 \| 2,135/14	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	2,152 \| 2,133/19	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	2,556 \| 2,543/13	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	2,966 \| 2,946/20	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	3,585 \| 3,567/18	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Betty (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	4,085 \| 4,070/15	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	4,168 \| 4,154/14	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	4,779 \| 4,764/15	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	5,598 \| 5,583/15	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	6,530 \| 6,501/29	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	7,335 \| 7,313/22	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	7,746 \| 7,715/31	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	8,510 \| 8,479/31	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	9,252 \| 9,218/34	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	9,946 \| 9,925/21	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Betty (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	10,656 \| 10,620/36	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	11,394 \| 11,369/25	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	12,170 \| 12,129/41	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	12,861 \| 12,822/39	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	13,645 \| 13,614/31	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	14,972 \| 14,937/35	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	16,668 \| 16,625/43	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	19,009 \| 18,964/45	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	19,757 \| 19,710/47	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	18,452 \| 18,390/62	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Betty (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	19,834 \| 19,760/74	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	21,685 \| 21,596/89	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	21,770 \| 21,659/111	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	21,025 \| 20,904/121	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	22,192 \| 22,077/115	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	23,772 \| 23,642/130	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	25,615 \| 25,505/110	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	25,459 \| 25,337/122	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	25,983 \| 25,867/116	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	28,826 \| 28,675/151	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Betty (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	31,258 \| 31,088/170	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	31,687 \| 31,531/156	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	34,589 \| 34,420/169	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	36,256 \| 36,105/151	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	38,394 \| 38,238/156	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	36,810 \| 36,677/133	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	36,202 \| 36,083/119	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	35,528 \| 35,423/105	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	33,055 \| 32,964/91	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	32,896 \| 32,812/84	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Betty (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	30,668 \| 30,600/68	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	26,046 \| 25,990/56	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	20,929 \| 20,894/35	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	17,675 \| 17,638/37	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	14,041 \| 14,016/25	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	10,125 \| 10,106/19	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	8,824 \| 8,803/21	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	6,648 \| 6,639/9	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	5,144 \| 5,136/8	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	4,192 \| 4,181/11	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Betty (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	2,943 \| 2,933/10	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	2,246 \| 2,240/6	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	2,011 \| 2,011/0	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	1,456 \| 1,456/0	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	1,394 \| 1,389/5	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	1,087 \| 1,082/5	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	1,135 \| 1,128/7	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	1,023 \| 1,018/5	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	865 \| 865/0	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	812 \| 807/5	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Betty (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	715 \| 707/8	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	596 \| 596/0	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	580 \| 580/0	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	473 \| 473/0	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	665 \| 665/0	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	410 \| 410/0	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	421 \| 421/0	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	367 \| 367/0	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	342 \| 342/0	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	350 \| 350/0	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Betty (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	298 \| 298/0	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	298 \| 298/0	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	255 \| 255/0	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	239 \| 239/0	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	216 \| 216/0	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	189 \| 189/0	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	214 \| 214/0	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	178 \| 178/0	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	167 \| 167/0	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	155 \| 155/0	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Betty (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	144 \| 144/0	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	120 \| 120/0	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	123 \| 123/0	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	112 \| 112/0	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	117 \| 117/0	5,949 \| 22/5,927