Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Charley and Tate

In 87 boys, Charley found its level. 50 years earlier, Tate occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Charley

peak 1920 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1920
Peak births 485
Latest count 87
Status Stable
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1912–2025

Tate

peak 2025 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2025
Peak births 1,862
Latest count 1,862
Status Rising
Peak generation Gen Alpha
In 87 boys, Charley found its level. 50 years earlier, Tate occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Alpha era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.