Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Patrick and Lance

In 1,495 boys, Patrick found its level. 50 years earlier, Lance occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Patrick

peak 1964 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1964
Peak births 14,692
Latest count 1,495
Status Declining
Peak generation Boomer
1899–2025

Lance

peak 1970 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1970
Peak births 4,160
Latest count 279
Status Endangered
Peak generation Gen X
Patrick and Lance peaked in the same cultural weather — the Boomer naming world. They are not replacements; they are siblings separated by 50 years, occupying the same statistical address at different addresses in time.