Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Marquis and Woodrow

In 99 boys, Marquis found its level. 50 years earlier, Woodrow occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Marquis

peak 1990 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1990
Peak births 1,037
Latest count 99
Status Endangered
Peak generation Millennial
1900–2025

Woodrow

peak 1918 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1918
Peak births 3,358
Latest count 102
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 99 boys, Marquis found its level. 50 years earlier, Woodrow 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.