Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Charles and Bradley

In 5,898 boys, Charles found its level. 50 years earlier, Bradley occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Charles

peak 1947 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1947
Peak births 40,781
Latest count 5,898
Status Stable
Peak generation Boomer
1880–2025

Bradley

peak 1980 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1980
Peak births 7,210
Latest count 794
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen X
In 5,898 boys, Charles found its level. 50 years earlier, Bradley occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen X era; the other in the Boomer world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.