Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Garrison and Demarcus

In 92 boys, Garrison found its level. 50 years earlier, Demarcus occupied that same statistical address.

1912–2025

Garrison

peak 1999 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1999
Peak births 353
Latest count 92
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
1956–2025

Demarcus

peak 1991 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1991
Peak births 511
Latest count 66
Status Declining
Peak generation Millennial
Garrison and Demarcus peaked in the same cultural weather — the Gen Z naming world. They are not replacements; they are siblings separated by 50 years, occupying the same statistical address at different addresses in time.