Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Craig and Maxwell

In 102 boys, Craig found its level. 50 years earlier, Maxwell occupied that same statistical address.

1881–2025

Craig

peak 1960 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1960
Peak births 10,724
Latest count 102
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
1880–2025

Maxwell

peak 2014 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2014
Peak births 3,739
Latest count 1,924
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Alpha
In 102 boys, Craig found its level. 50 years earlier, Maxwell occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Alpha era; the other in the Boomer world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.