Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Valentine and German
In 89 boys, Valentine found its level. 50 years earlier, German occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Valentine
Peak year
1918
Peak births
142
Latest count
89
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
1882–2025
German
Peak year
1991
Peak births
304
Latest count
112
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Millennial
In 89 boys, Valentine found its level. 50 years earlier, German occupied that same address. One peaked in the Millennial era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.