Popularity in Northern Ireland
Numbers
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| Year | Rank | Percent Used | |
| 2023 | #3 | 1.284 | |
| 2022 | #1 | 1.638 | |
| 2021 | #3 | 1.526 | |
| 2020 | #1 | 1.764 | |
| 2019 | #1 | 1.980 | |
| 2018 | #1 | 1.869 | |
| 2017 | #1 | 2.042 | |
| 2016 | #1 | 2.044 | |
| 2015 | #1 | 2.401 | |
| 2014 | #2 | 2.200 | |
| 2013 | #2 | 2.301 | |
| 2012 | #2 | 2.308 | |
| 2011 | #2 | 2.214 | |
| 2010 | #3 | 1.935 | |
| 2009 | #4 | 2.078 | |
| 2008 | #5 | 1.969 | |
| 2007 | #2 | 2.237 | |
| 2006 | #4 | 2.132 | |
| 2005 | #4 | 2.099 | |
| 2004 | #3 | 2.344 | |
| 2003 | #4 | 2.401 | |
| 2002 | #5 | 2.419 | |
| 2001 | #5 | 2.179 | |
| 2000 | #4 | 2.644 | |
| 1999 | #3 | 2.947 | |
| 1998 | #3 | 2.704 | |
| 1997 | #3 | 2.856 | |
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