Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Marques and Dick

In 23 boys, Marques found its level. 50 years earlier, Dick occupied that same statistical address.

1952–2025

Marques

peak 1984 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1984
Peak births 350
Latest count 23
Status Endangered
Peak generation Millennial
1880–2005

Dick

peak 1934 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1934
Peak births 1,131
Latest count 0
Status Extinct
Peak generation Silent Generation
In 23 boys, Marques found its level. 50 years earlier, Dick occupied that same address. One peaked in the Silent Generation era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.