Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Raheem and Darwin

In 125 boys, Raheem found its level. 50 years earlier, Darwin occupied that same statistical address.

1964–2025

Raheem

peak 1993 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1993
Peak births 556
Latest count 125
Status Stable
Peak generation Millennial
1881–2025

Darwin

peak 1958 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1958
Peak births 418
Latest count 241
Status Stable
Peak generation Boomer
In 125 boys, Raheem found its level. 50 years earlier, Darwin occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.