Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Morris and Demarcus
In 92 boys, Morris found its level. 50 years earlier, Demarcus occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Morris
Peak year
1918
Peak births
1,679
Latest count
92
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
1956–2025
Demarcus
Peak year
1991
Peak births
511
Latest count
66
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Millennial
In 92 boys, Morris found its level. 50 years earlier, Demarcus occupied that same address. One peaked in the Millennial era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.