Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Tad and Bentley

In 11 boys, Tad found its level. 50 years earlier, Bentley occupied that same statistical address.

1912–2025

Tad

peak 1966 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1966
Peak births 265
Latest count 11
Status Endangered
Peak generation Gen X
1890–2025

Bentley

peak 2012 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2012
Peak births 5,895
Latest count 1,649
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
In 11 boys, Tad found its level. 50 years earlier, Bentley occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Gen X world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.