Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Chase and Ricky

In 1,904 boys, Chase found its level. 50 years earlier, Ricky occupied that same statistical address.

1885–2025

Chase

peak 2009 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2009
Peak births 7,394
Latest count 1,904
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
1925–2025

Ricky

peak 1958 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1958
Peak births 13,375
Latest count 248
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
In 1,904 boys, Chase found its level. 50 years earlier, Ricky occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.