Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Andrew and Raymond
In 4,497 boys, Andrew found its level. 50 years earlier, Raymond occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Andrew
Peak year
1987
Peak births
36,206
Latest count
4,497
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Millennial
1880–2025
Raymond
Peak year
1924
Peak births
12,873
Latest count
807
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
In 4,497 boys, Andrew found its level. 50 years earlier, Raymond occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.