Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Don and German
In 89 boys, Don found its level. 50 years earlier, German occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Don
Peak year
1946
Peak births
4,110
Latest count
89
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Boomer
1882–2025
German
Peak year
1991
Peak births
304
Latest count
112
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Millennial
In 89 boys, Don found its level. 50 years earlier, German occupied that same address. One peaked in the Millennial era; the other in the Boomer world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.