Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Pasquale and Connor

In 16 boys, Pasquale found its level. 50 years earlier, Connor occupied that same statistical address.

1894–2025

Pasquale

peak 1917 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1917
Peak births 262
Latest count 16
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1913–2025

Connor

peak 2004 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2004
Peak births 10,049
Latest count 2,211
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
In 16 boys, Pasquale found its level. 50 years earlier, Connor occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.