Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Blaze and Tim
In 326 boys, Blaze found its level. 50 years earlier, Tim occupied that same statistical address.
1921–2025
Blaze
Peak year
2015
Peak births
354
Latest count
326
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1880–2025
Tim
Peak year
1960
Peak births
6,931
Latest count
37
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Boomer
In 326 boys, Blaze found its level. 50 years earlier, Tim occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.