Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Trevor and Clyde
In 400 boys, Trevor found its level. 50 years earlier, Clyde occupied that same statistical address.
1915–2025
Trevor
Peak year
1998
Peak births
6,598
Latest count
400
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Gen Z
1880–2025
Clyde
Peak year
1920
Peak births
3,069
Latest count
350
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
In 400 boys, Trevor found its level. 50 years earlier, Clyde occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.