Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Demetrius and Kim

In 164 boys, Demetrius found its level. 50 years earlier, Kim occupied that same statistical address.

1912–2025

Demetrius

peak 1991 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1991
Peak births 1,052
Latest count 164
Status Declining
Peak generation Millennial
1912–2025

Kim

peak 1955 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1955
Peak births 3,490
Latest count 6
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
In 164 boys, Demetrius found its level. 50 years earlier, Kim 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.