Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Storm and Phil

In 69 boys, Storm found its level. 50 years earlier, Phil occupied that same statistical address.

1946–2025

Storm

peak 1995 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1995
Peak births 165
Latest count 69
Status Rising
Peak generation Millennial
1880–2025

Phil

peak 1959 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1959
Peak births 677
Latest count 10
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
In 69 boys, Storm found its level. 50 years earlier, Phil occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.