Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Deegan and Thurman
In 74 boys, Deegan found its level. 50 years earlier, Thurman occupied that same statistical address.
1997–2025
Deegan
Peak year
2011
Peak births
259
Latest count
74
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Z
1880–2024
Thurman
Peak year
1920
Peak births
361
Latest count
0
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
In 74 boys, Deegan found its level. 50 years earlier, Thurman occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.