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