Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Mitchell and Marion
In 245 boys, Mitchell found its level. 50 years earlier, Marion occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Mitchell
Peak year
1994
Peak births
5,370
Latest count
245
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Millennial
1880–2025
Marion
Peak year
1921
Peak births
1,716
Latest count
54
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
In 245 boys, Mitchell found its level. 50 years earlier, Marion occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.