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Waverly vs James — Popularity Comparison

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By Year

Year	Waverly (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	294 \| 289/5	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	305 \| 305/0	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	384 \| 384/0	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	387 \| 381/6	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	371 \| 371/0	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	343 \| 337/6	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	274 \| 269/5	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	264 \| 255/9	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	230 \| 225/5	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	127 \| 121/6	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Waverly (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	133 \| 133/0	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	114 \| 109/5	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	76 \| 76/0	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	76 \| 69/7	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	61 \| 56/5	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	65 \| 65/0	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	56 \| 51/5	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	40 \| 40/0	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	Waverly (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	27 \| 27/0	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	44 \| 38/6	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	30 \| 30/0	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	40 \| 33/7	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	34 \| 28/6	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	30 \| 25/5	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	35 \| 27/8	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	48 \| 39/9	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	35 \| 35/0	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	58 \| 52/6	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Waverly (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	58 \| 50/8	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	10 \| 5/5	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	10 \| 5/5	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	8 \| 0/8	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	17 \| 6/11	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	17 \| 6/11	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	11 \| 5/6	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	5 \| 5/0	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	8 \| 0/8	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	10 \| 0/10	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Waverly (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	10 \| 0/10	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	15 \| 6/9	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	8 \| 0/8	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	12 \| 0/12	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	16 \| 0/16	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	9 \| 0/9	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	21 \| 6/15	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	9 \| 0/9	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	21 \| 7/14	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	17 \| 7/10	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Waverly (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	19 \| 5/14	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	15 \| 5/10	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	10 \| 0/10	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	19 \| 6/13	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	24 \| 5/19	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	13 \| 0/13	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	23 \| 7/16	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	20 \| 6/14	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	24 \| 0/24	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	12 \| 0/12	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Waverly (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	24 \| 8/16	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	36 \| 9/27	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	33 \| 13/20	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	30 \| 0/30	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	36 \| 7/29	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	37 \| 6/31	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	24 \| 5/19	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	38 \| 5/33	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	45 \| 5/40	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	33 \| 6/27	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Waverly (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	32 \| 7/25	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	38 \| 14/24	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	34 \| 6/28	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	51 \| 5/46	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	41 \| 7/34	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	35 \| 7/28	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	42 \| 9/33	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	34 \| 5/29	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	40 \| 6/34	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	27 \| 0/27	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Waverly (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	29 \| 6/23	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	27 \| 6/21	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	30 \| 5/25	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	35 \| 7/28	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	17 \| 0/17	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	30 \| 7/23	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	27 \| 5/22	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	28 \| 5/23	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	29 \| 6/23	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	22 \| 0/22	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Waverly (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	27 \| 7/20	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	31 \| 0/31	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	33 \| 8/25	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	22 \| 0/22	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	24 \| 0/24	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	42 \| 0/42	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	24 \| 0/24	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	31 \| 0/31	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	34 \| 9/25	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	33 \| 6/27	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Waverly (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	40 \| 0/40	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	35 \| 0/35	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	34 \| 0/34	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	27 \| 0/27	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	30 \| 5/25	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	38 \| 7/31	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	19 \| 0/19	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	23 \| 0/23	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	23 \| 0/23	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	20 \| 0/20	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Waverly (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	21 \| 5/16	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	11 \| 0/11	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	10 \| 0/10	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	13 \| 0/13	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	8 \| 0/8	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	5 \| 0/5	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	0 \| 0/0	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	8 \| 0/8	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	5 \| 0/5	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	10 \| 0/10	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Waverly (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	0 \| 0/0	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	7 \| 0/7	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	0 \| 0/0	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	5 \| 0/5	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	13 \| 0/13	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	0 \| 0/0	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	7 \| 0/7	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	6 \| 0/6	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	8 \| 0/8	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	9 \| 0/9	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

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

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By Year

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