Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Benson and Clifton
In 1,214 boys, Benson found its level. 50 years earlier, Clifton occupied that same statistical address.
1887–2025
Benson
Peak year
2025
Peak births
1,214
Latest count
1,214
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1880–2025
Clifton
Peak year
1975
Peak births
1,214
Latest count
82
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Gen X
In 1,214 boys, Benson found its level. 50 years earlier, Clifton 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.