Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Brody and Lance
In 1,492 boys, Brody found its level. 50 years earlier, Lance occupied that same statistical address.
1954–2025
Brody
Peak year
2008
Peak births
6,299
Latest count
1,492
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Z
1899–2025
Lance
Peak year
1970
Peak births
4,160
Latest count
279
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Gen X
In 1,492 boys, Brody found its level. 50 years earlier, Lance occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen X era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.