Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Dillon and Lionel

In 253 boys, Dillon found its level. 50 years earlier, Lionel occupied that same statistical address.

1892–2025

Dillon

peak 1992 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1992
Peak births 5,062
Latest count 253
Status Endangered
Peak generation Millennial
1880–2025

Lionel

peak 2023 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2023
Peak births 609
Latest count 419
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Alpha
In 253 boys, Dillon found its level. 50 years earlier, Lionel occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Alpha era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.