Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Quenton and Bentley

In 11 boys, Quenton found its level. 50 years earlier, Bentley occupied that same statistical address.

1917–2025

Quenton

peak 1990 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1990
Peak births 102
Latest count 11
Status Declining
Peak generation Millennial
1890–2025

Bentley

peak 2012 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2012
Peak births 5,895
Latest count 1,649
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
In 11 boys, Quenton found its level. 50 years earlier, Bentley occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.