Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Alva and Easton

In 6 boys, Alva found its level. 50 years earlier, Easton occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Alva

peak 1917 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1917
Peak births 317
Latest count 6
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1907–2025

Easton

peak 2016 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2016
Peak births 5,643
Latest count 3,198
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Alpha
In 6 boys, Alva found its level. 50 years earlier, Easton occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Alpha era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.