Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Blake and Ramon
In 1,080 boys, Blake found its level. 50 years earlier, Ramon occupied that same statistical address.
1883–2025
Blake
Peak year
2012
Peak births
6,047
Latest count
1,080
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Z
1880–2025
Ramon
Peak year
1991
Peak births
1,159
Latest count
288
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Millennial
In 1,080 boys, Blake found its level. 50 years earlier, Ramon occupied that same address. One peaked in the Millennial era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.