Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Abiel and Irvin

In 97 boys, Abiel found its level. 50 years earlier, Irvin occupied that same statistical address.

1971–2025

Abiel

peak 2024 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2024
Peak births 119
Latest count 97
Status Rising
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1880–2025

Irvin

peak 1923 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1923
Peak births 817
Latest count 80
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 97 boys, Abiel found its level. 50 years earlier, Irvin occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.