Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Daryl and Tristan

In 113 boys, Daryl found its level. 50 years earlier, Tristan occupied that same statistical address.

1912–2025

Daryl

peak 1956 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1956
Peak births 1,832
Latest count 113
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
1946–2025

Tristan

peak 2008 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2008
Peak births 5,659
Latest count 1,103
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
In 113 boys, Daryl found its level. 50 years earlier, Tristan occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Boomer world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.