Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Reid and Terrence

In 1,150 boys, Reid found its level. 50 years earlier, Terrence occupied that same statistical address.

1886–2025

Reid

peak 2014 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2014
Peak births 1,432
Latest count 1,150
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1886–2025

Terrence

peak 1955 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1955
Peak births 1,497
Latest count 107
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
In 1,150 boys, Reid found its level. 50 years earlier, Terrence occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.