Top 20 Most Famous Popes' Names (2014)

To date, popes have chosen a total of 81 different names for themselves throughout history. Which ones have been named most often in these quizzes?
Source quiz: Name the Popes
% choosing names as at October 2014; year = most recent year
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year
name
39
1667
Alexander
92
2013
Benedict
22
1404
Boniface
35
1775
Clement
93
2014
Francis
44
1846
Gregory
43
1724
Innocent
98
1963
John
87
2005
John Paul
28
1555
Julius
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year
name
47
1903
Leo
20
76
Linus
46
337
Mark
20
1431
Martin
89
1978
Paul
82
64
Peter
70
1958
Pius
26
1590
Sixtus
33
1058
Stephen
41
1644
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