Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Marlon and Collin
In 195 boys, Marlon found its level. 50 years earlier, Collin occupied that same statistical address.
1914–2025
Marlon
Peak year
1972
Peak births
1,028
Latest count
195
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Gen X
1895–2025
Collin
Peak year
1996
Peak births
3,358
Latest count
613
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Millennial
In 195 boys, Marlon found its level. 50 years earlier, Collin occupied that same address. One peaked in the Millennial era; the other in the Gen X world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.