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 1990 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1990
Peak births 2,174
Latest count 235
Status Declining
Peak generation Millennial
1880–2025

Stewart

peak 1956 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
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.