Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Roger and Kendall
In 297 boys, Roger found its level. 50 years earlier, Kendall occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Roger
Peak year
1953
Peak births
13,172
Latest count
297
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Boomer
1906–2025
Kendall
Peak year
1993
Peak births
965
Latest count
163
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Millennial
In 297 boys, Roger found its level. 50 years earlier, Kendall occupied that same address. One peaked in the Millennial era; the other in the Boomer world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.