Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Aaron and Terry

In 4,041 boys, Aaron found its level. 50 years earlier, Terry occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Aaron

peak 1989 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1989
Peak births 15,308
Latest count 4,041
Status Declining
Peak generation Millennial
1880–2025

Terry

peak 1957 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1957
Peak births 15,624
Latest count 192
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
In 4,041 boys, Aaron found its level. 50 years earlier, Terry occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.