Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Markus and Garland
In 144 boys, Markus found its level. 50 years earlier, Garland occupied that same statistical address.
1915–2025
Markus
Peak year
1994
Peak births
396
Latest count
144
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Millennial
1880–2025
Garland
Peak year
1922
Peak births
478
Latest count
12
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
In 144 boys, Markus found its level. 50 years earlier, Garland occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.