Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Saul and Rickey

In 535 boys, Saul found its level. 50 years earlier, Rickey occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Saul

peak 2006 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2006
Peak births 1,120
Latest count 535
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Z
1924–2025

Rickey

peak 1958 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1958
Peak births 3,782
Latest count 45
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
In 535 boys, Saul found its level. 50 years earlier, Rickey occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.