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 1918 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1918
Peak births 1,679
Latest count 92
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1956–2025

Demarcus

peak 1991 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
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.