Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Dallas and Barry

In 1,475 boys, Dallas found its level. 50 years earlier, Barry occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Dallas

peak 2025 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2025
Peak births 1,475
Latest count 1,475
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1883–2025

Barry

peak 1962 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1962
Peak births 6,585
Latest count 114
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
In 1,475 boys, Dallas found its level. 50 years earlier, Barry occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.