Popularity in England and Wales
Numbers
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| Year | Rank | Percent Used | |
| 2021 | #487 | 0.026 | |
| 2020 | #587 | 0.019 | |
| 2019 | #429 | 0.029 | |
| 2018 | #520 | 0.022 | |
| 2017 | #483 | 0.024 | |
| 2016 | #459 | 0.025 | |
| 2015 | #526 | 0.020 | |
| 2014 | #513 | 0.021 | |
| 2013 | #931 | 0.009 | |
| 2012 | #592 | 0.016 | |
| 2011 | #781 | 0.011 | |
| 2010 | #678 | 0.012 | |
| 2009 | #654 | 0.013 | |
| 2008 | #668 | 0.012 | |
| 2007 | #638 | 0.013 | |
| 2006 | #885 | 0.008 | |
| 2005 | #919 | 0.007 | |
| 2004 | #906 | 0.007 | |
| 2003 | - | - | |
| 2002 | - | - | |
| 2001 | #910 | 0.006 | |
| 2000 | #848 | 0.006 | |
| 1999 | #973 | 0.005 | |
| 1998 | #1000 | 0.004 | |
| 1997 | - | - | |
| 1996 | #938 | 0.004 | |
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