Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Austin and Billy
In 3,103 boys, Austin found its level. 50 years earlier, Billy occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Austin
Peak year
1995
Peak births
25,908
Latest count
3,103
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Millennial
1880–2025
Billy
Peak year
1934
Peak births
9,562
Latest count
203
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Silent Generation
In 3,103 boys, Austin found its level. 50 years earlier, Billy occupied that same address. One peaked in the Silent Generation era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.