Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Mathew and Stewart
In 235 boys, Mathew found its level. 50 years earlier, Stewart occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Mathew
Peak year
1990
Peak births
2,174
Latest count
235
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Millennial
1880–2025
Stewart
Peak year
1956
Peak births
647
Latest count
27
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Boomer
In 235 boys, Mathew found its level. 50 years earlier, Stewart occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.