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 1953 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1953
Peak births 13,172
Latest count 297
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
1906–2025

Kendall

peak 1993 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
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.