Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Clarence and Rocco

In 117 boys, Clarence found its level. 50 years earlier, Rocco occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Clarence

peak 1921 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1921
Peak births 7,332
Latest count 117
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1891–2025

Rocco

peak 2009 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2009
Peak births 785
Latest count 679
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Z
In 117 boys, Clarence found its level. 50 years earlier, Rocco occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.