Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Terence and Tanner

In 47 boys, Terence found its level. 50 years earlier, Tanner occupied that same statistical address.

1885–2025

Terence

peak 1964 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1964
Peak births 1,014
Latest count 47
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
1913–2025

Tanner

peak 1998 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1998
Peak births 4,704
Latest count 641
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
In 47 boys, Terence found its level. 50 years earlier, Tanner occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Boomer world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.