Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Triston and Grover

In 56 boys, Triston found its level. 50 years earlier, Grover occupied that same statistical address.

1972–2025

Triston

peak 1996 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1996
Peak births 726
Latest count 56
Status Endangered
Peak generation Millennial
1880–2025

Grover

peak 1884 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1884
Peak births 802
Latest count 24
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 56 boys, Triston found its level. 50 years earlier, Grover occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.