Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Alexander and Donald

In 7,230 boys, Alexander found its level. 50 years earlier, Donald occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Alexander

peak 1993 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1993
Peak births 20,530
Latest count 7,230
Status Declining
Peak generation Millennial
1880–2025

Donald

peak 1934 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1934
Peak births 30,408
Latest count 395
Status Endangered
Peak generation Silent Generation
In 7,230 boys, Alexander found its level. 50 years earlier, Donald 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.