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Shelly vs James — Popularity Comparison

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Shelly James

By Year

Year	Shelly (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	30 \| 30/0	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	20 \| 20/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	28 \| 28/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	30 \| 30/0	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	25 \| 25/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	29 \| 29/0	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	29 \| 29/0	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	34 \| 34/0	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	36 \| 36/0	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	45 \| 45/0	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Shelly (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	50 \| 50/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	52 \| 52/0	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	52 \| 52/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	39 \| 39/0	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	57 \| 57/0	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	80 \| 80/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	69 \| 69/0	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	78 \| 73/5	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	89 \| 89/0	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	109 \| 109/0	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Shelly (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	100 \| 100/0	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	114 \| 114/0	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	123 \| 123/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	130 \| 125/5	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	147 \| 147/0	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	158 \| 158/0	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	168 \| 168/0	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	166 \| 166/0	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	224 \| 217/7	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	240 \| 240/0	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Shelly (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	287 \| 281/6	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	314 \| 307/7	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	348 \| 348/0	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	439 \| 433/6	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	421 \| 413/8	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	479 \| 466/13	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	544 \| 537/7	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	629 \| 629/0	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	751 \| 744/7	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	890 \| 884/6	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Shelly (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	958 \| 949/9	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	1,081 \| 1,073/8	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	1,150 \| 1,137/13	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	1,237 \| 1,228/9	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	1,463 \| 1,451/12	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	1,477 \| 1,456/21	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	1,528 \| 1,501/27	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	1,864 \| 1,848/16	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	1,886 \| 1,861/25	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	2,511 \| 2,484/27	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Shelly (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	2,827 \| 2,797/30	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	2,947 \| 2,910/37	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	3,326 \| 3,288/38	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	3,668 \| 3,637/31	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	3,789 \| 3,751/38	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	3,712 \| 3,676/36	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	3,637 \| 3,595/42	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	3,675 \| 3,648/27	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	3,886 \| 3,856/30	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	3,894 \| 3,850/44	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Shelly (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	4,128 \| 4,081/47	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	3,820 \| 3,789/31	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	3,510 \| 3,480/30	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	3,034 \| 2,995/39	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	2,730 \| 2,691/39	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	1,909 \| 1,883/26	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	1,412 \| 1,378/34	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	1,248 \| 1,211/37	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	962 \| 929/33	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	806 \| 786/20	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Shelly (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	800 \| 759/41	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	603 \| 571/32	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	580 \| 539/41	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	446 \| 407/39	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	388 \| 333/55	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	217 \| 181/36	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	138 \| 102/36	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	107 \| 74/33	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	93 \| 71/22	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	110 \| 74/36	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Shelly (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	82 \| 52/30	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	100 \| 66/34	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	88 \| 57/31	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	63 \| 35/28	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	65 \| 36/29	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	64 \| 39/25	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	57 \| 31/26	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	61 \| 31/30	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	50 \| 19/31	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	45 \| 18/27	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Shelly (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	42 \| 17/25	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	21 \| 6/15	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	40 \| 17/23	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	26 \| 10/16	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	31 \| 6/25	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	24 \| 0/24	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	44 \| 7/37	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	32 \| 12/20	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	31 \| 5/26	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	22 \| 0/22	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Shelly (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	41 \| 9/32	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	37 \| 8/29	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	23 \| 6/17	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	16 \| 0/16	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	18 \| 0/18	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	18 \| 0/18	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	23 \| 0/23	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	15 \| 0/15	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	23 \| 5/18	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	15 \| 0/15	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Shelly (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	15 \| 0/15	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	13 \| 0/13	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	9 \| 0/9	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	0 \| 0/0	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	0 \| 0/0	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	8 \| 0/8	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	0 \| 0/0	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	5 \| 0/5	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	0 \| 0/0	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	5 \| 0/5	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Shelly (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	8 \| 0/8	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	8 \| 0/8	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	8 \| 0/8	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	6 \| 0/6	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	7 \| 0/7	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	8 \| 0/8	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	0 \| 0/0	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	6 \| 0/6	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Shelly (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	7 \| 0/7	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	9 \| 0/9	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	0 \| 0/0	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	6 \| 0/6	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	5 \| 0/5	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	8 \| 0/8	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	0 \| 0/0	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	0 \| 0/0	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	5 \| 0/5	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	0 \| 0/0	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Shelly (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	7 \| 0/7	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	0 \| 0/0	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	0 \| 0/0	5,949 \| 22/5,927