Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Irving and Dominique

In 90 boys, Irving found its level. 50 years earlier, Dominique occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Irving

peak 1918 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1918
Peak births 1,533
Latest count 90
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1912–2025

Dominique

peak 1991 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1991
Peak births 1,869
Latest count 121
Status Endangered
Peak generation Millennial
In 90 boys, Irving found its level. 50 years earlier, Dominique 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.