Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Alec and Graham

In 234 boys, Alec found its level. 50 years earlier, Graham occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Alec

peak 1995 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1995
Peak births 3,420
Latest count 234
Status Endangered
Peak generation Millennial
1881–2025

Graham

peak 2025 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2025
Peak births 2,967
Latest count 2,967
Status Rising
Peak generation Gen Alpha
In 234 boys, Alec found its level. 50 years earlier, Graham occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Alpha era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.