Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Carter and Travis
In 6,024 boys, Carter found its level. 50 years earlier, Travis occupied that same statistical address.
1881–2025
Carter
Peak year
2015
Peak births
10,814
Latest count
6,024
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1880–2025
Travis
Peak year
1989
Peak births
11,526
Latest count
732
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Millennial
In 6,024 boys, Carter found its level. 50 years earlier, Travis occupied that same address. One peaked in the Millennial era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.