Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Neil and Dominick

In 288 boys, Neil found its level. 50 years earlier, Dominick occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Neil

peak 1954 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1954
Peak births 1,959
Latest count 288
Status Declining
Peak generation Boomer
1881–2025

Dominick

peak 2003 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2003
Peak births 1,780
Latest count 448
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
In 288 boys, Neil found its level. 50 years earlier, Dominick occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Boomer world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.