Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Chadwick and Keegan

In 25 boys, Chadwick found its level. 50 years earlier, Keegan occupied that same statistical address.

1914–2025

Chadwick

peak 1975 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1975
Peak births 707
Latest count 25
Status Endangered
Peak generation Gen X
1965–2025

Keegan

peak 2007 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2007
Peak births 1,707
Latest count 449
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
In 25 boys, Chadwick found its level. 50 years earlier, Keegan occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Gen X world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.