Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Maximus and Dwayne
In 1,249 boys, Maximus found its level. 50 years earlier, Dwayne occupied that same statistical address.
1997–2025
Maximus
Peak year
2014
Peak births
2,137
Latest count
1,249
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1912–2025
Dwayne
Peak year
1961
Peak births
3,486
Latest count
109
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Boomer
In 1,249 boys, Maximus found its level. 50 years earlier, Dwayne occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.