Popularity in Northern Ireland
Numbers
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| Year | Rank | Percent Used | |
| 2021 | - | - | |
| 2020 | - | - | |
| 2019 | #94 | 0.274 | |
| 2018 | #100 | 0.231 | |
| 2017 | #78 | 0.325 | |
| 2016 | #78 | 0.346 | |
| 2015 | - | - | |
| 2014 | #70 | 0.355 | |
| 2013 | #76 | 0.328 | |
| 2012 | #70 | 0.357 | |
| 2011 | #62 | 0.436 | |
| 2010 | #63 | 0.403 | |
| 2009 | #69 | 0.374 | |
| 2008 | #54 | 0.465 | |
| 2007 | #56 | 0.445 | |
| 2006 | #45 | 0.570 | |
| 2005 | #44 | 0.568 | |
| 2004 | #63 | 0.417 | |
| 2003 | #65 | 0.402 | |
| 2002 | #71 | 0.361 | |
| 2001 | #85 | 0.271 | |
| 2000 | #98 | 0.223 | |
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