Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Max and Arthur

In 2,025 boys, Max found its level. 50 years earlier, Arthur occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Max

peak 2009 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2009
Peak births 3,958
Latest count 2,025
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2025

Arthur

peak 1921 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1921
Peak births 10,527
Latest count 3,847
Status Rising
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 2,025 boys, Max found its level. 50 years earlier, Arthur occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.