Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Angelo and Clifford

In 1,124 boys, Angelo found its level. 50 years earlier, Clifford occupied that same statistical address.

1881–2025

Angelo

peak 2007 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2007
Peak births 1,338
Latest count 1,124
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2025

Clifford

peak 1925 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1925
Peak births 3,424
Latest count 139
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 1,124 boys, Angelo found its level. 50 years earlier, Clifford occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.