Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Omid and Dick
In 23 boys, Omid found its level. 50 years earlier, Dick occupied that same statistical address.
1973–2025
Omid
Peak year
1987
Peak births
30
Latest count
23
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Millennial
1880–2005
Dick
Peak year
1934
Peak births
1,131
Latest count
0
Status
Extinct
Peak generation
Silent Generation
In 23 boys, Omid found its level. 50 years earlier, Dick occupied that same address. One peaked in the Silent Generation era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.