Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of August and Troy
In 3,958 boys, August found its level. 50 years earlier, Troy occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
August
Peak year
2025
Peak births
3,958
Latest count
3,958
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1880–2025
Troy
Peak year
1970
Peak births
8,448
Latest count
563
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Gen X
In 3,958 boys, August found its level. 50 years earlier, Troy occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen X era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.