Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Hiram and Marques
In 103 boys, Hiram found its level. 50 years earlier, Marques occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Hiram
Peak year
1920
Peak births
221
Latest count
103
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
1952–2025
Marques
Peak year
1984
Peak births
350
Latest count
23
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Millennial
In 103 boys, Hiram found its level. 50 years earlier, Marques occupied that same address. One peaked in the Millennial era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.