Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Martell and Bentley

In 11 boys, Martell found its level. 50 years earlier, Bentley occupied that same statistical address.

1917–2025

Martell

peak 1986 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1986
Peak births 124
Latest count 11
Status Declining
Peak generation Millennial
1890–2025

Bentley

peak 2012 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2012
Peak births 5,895
Latest count 1,649
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
In 11 boys, Martell found its level. 50 years earlier, Bentley occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.