Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Billy and Leland
In 203 boys, Billy found its level. 50 years earlier, Leland occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Billy
Peak year
1934
Peak births
9,562
Latest count
203
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Silent Generation
1880–2025
Leland
Peak year
2007
Peak births
1,029
Latest count
612
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Gen Z
In 203 boys, Billy found its level. 50 years earlier, Leland occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Silent Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.