Popularity in Northern Ireland
Numbers
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| Year | Rank | Percent Used | |
| 2022 | #1 | 1.638 | |
| 2021 | #3 | 1.518 | |
| 2020 | #1 | 1.753 | |
| 2019 | #1 | 1.980 | |
| 2018 | #1 | 1.856 | |
| 2017 | #1 | 2.028 | |
| 2016 | #1 | 2.044 | |
| 2015 | #1 | 2.381 | |
| 2014 | #2 | 2.179 | |
| 2013 | #2 | 2.277 | |
| 2012 | #2 | 2.276 | |
| 2011 | #2 | 2.174 | |
| 2010 | #3 | 1.901 | |
| 2009 | #4 | 2.032 | |
| 2008 | #5 | 1.921 | |
| 2007 | #2 | 2.188 | |
| 2006 | #4 | 2.085 | |
| 2005 | #4 | 2.048 | |
| 2004 | #3 | 2.287 | |
| 2003 | #4 | 2.357 | |
| 2002 | #5 | 2.376 | |
| 2001 | #5 | 2.149 | |
| 2000 | #4 | 2.617 | |
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