Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Joshua and Dennis
In 4,773 boys, Joshua found its level. 50 years earlier, Dennis occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Joshua
Peak year
1989
Peak births
44,100
Latest count
4,773
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Millennial
1880–2025
Dennis
Peak year
1952
Peak births
24,552
Latest count
381
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Boomer
In 4,773 boys, Joshua found its level. 50 years earlier, Dennis occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.