Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Arch and Peyton
In 46 boys, Arch found its level. 50 years earlier, Peyton occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Arch
Peak year
1880
Peak births
61
Latest count
46
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
1884–2025
Peyton
Peak year
2007
Peak births
3,375
Latest count
398
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Z
In 46 boys, Arch found its level. 50 years earlier, Peyton occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.