Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Roberto and Floyd

In 519 boys, Roberto found its level. 50 years earlier, Floyd occupied that same statistical address.

1897–2025

Roberto

peak 1991 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1991
Peak births 2,117
Latest count 519
Status Declining
Peak generation Millennial
1880–2025

Floyd

peak 1926 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1926
Peak births 3,623
Latest count 63
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 519 boys, Roberto found its level. 50 years earlier, Floyd occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.