Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Baker and Kelly

In 1,640 boys, Baker found its level. 50 years earlier, Kelly occupied that same statistical address.

1895–2025

Baker

peak 2025 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2025
Peak births 1,640
Latest count 1,640
Status Rising
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1880–2025

Kelly

peak 1967 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1967
Peak births 3,093
Latest count 84
Status Endangered
Peak generation Gen X
In 1,640 boys, Baker found its level. 50 years earlier, Kelly 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.