Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Dewey and Justice

In 28 boys, Dewey found its level. 50 years earlier, Justice occupied that same statistical address.

1887–2025

Dewey

peak 1898 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1898
Peak births 1,115
Latest count 28
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1880–2025

Justice

peak 2002 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2002
Peak births 832
Latest count 193
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
In 28 boys, Dewey found its level. 50 years earlier, Justice occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.