Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Rodger and Dawson
In 18 boys, Rodger found its level. 50 years earlier, Dawson occupied that same statistical address.
1891–2025
Rodger
Peak year
1949
Peak births
680
Latest count
18
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Boomer
1885–2025
Dawson
Peak year
1999
Peak births
2,802
Latest count
2,487
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Gen Z
In 18 boys, Rodger found its level. 50 years earlier, Dawson occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Boomer world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.