Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Malcolm and Dwayne
In 1,257 boys, Malcolm found its level. 50 years earlier, Dwayne occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Malcolm
Peak year
1992
Peak births
1,495
Latest count
1,257
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Millennial
1912–2025
Dwayne
Peak year
1961
Peak births
3,486
Latest count
109
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Boomer
In 1,257 boys, Malcolm found its level. 50 years earlier, Dwayne 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.