Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Nicholas and Billy
In 3,115 boys, Nicholas found its level. 50 years earlier, Billy occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Nicholas
Peak year
1995
Peak births
29,160
Latest count
3,115
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Millennial
1880–2025
Billy
Peak year
1934
Peak births
9,562
Latest count
203
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Silent Generation
In 3,115 boys, Nicholas found its level. 50 years earlier, Billy occupied that same address. One peaked in the Silent Generation era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.