Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Darius and Ira

In 322 boys, Darius found its level. 50 years earlier, Ira occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Darius

peak 1994 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1994
Peak births 2,184
Latest count 322
Status Declining
Peak generation Millennial
1880–2025

Ira

peak 1947 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1947
Peak births 884
Latest count 301
Status Stable
Peak generation Boomer
In 322 boys, Darius found its level. 50 years earlier, Ira occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.