Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Reno and Dick
In 23 boys, Reno found its level. 50 years earlier, Dick occupied that same statistical address.
1886–2025
Reno
Peak year
1996
Peak births
122
Latest count
23
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Millennial
1880–2005
Dick
Peak year
1934
Peak births
1,131
Latest count
0
Status
Extinct
Peak generation
Silent Generation
In 23 boys, Reno found its level. 50 years earlier, Dick occupied that same address. One peaked in the Silent Generation era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.