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 1880 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1880
Peak births 61
Latest count 46
Status Rising
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1884–2025

Peyton

peak 2007 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
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.