Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Rolland and Connor

In 16 boys, Rolland found its level. 50 years earlier, Connor occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Rolland

peak 1928 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1928
Peak births 264
Latest count 16
Status Endangered
Peak generation Silent Generation
1913–2025

Connor

peak 2004 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2004
Peak births 10,049
Latest count 2,211
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
In 16 boys, Rolland found its level. 50 years earlier, Connor occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Silent Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.