Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Benjamin and Stephen
In 9,762 boys, Benjamin found its level. 50 years earlier, Stephen occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Benjamin
Peak year
1989
Peak births
15,733
Latest count
9,762
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Millennial
1880–2025
Stephen
Peak year
1952
Peak births
23,055
Latest count
829
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Boomer
In 9,762 boys, Benjamin found its level. 50 years earlier, Stephen occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.