Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Titus and Clarence

In 910 boys, Titus found its level. 50 years earlier, Clarence occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Titus

peak 2015 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2015
Peak births 1,325
Latest count 910
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1880–2025

Clarence

peak 1921 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1921
Peak births 7,332
Latest count 117
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 910 boys, Titus found its level. 50 years earlier, Clarence occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.