Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Cruz and Dean
In 1,025 boys, Cruz found its level. 50 years earlier, Dean occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Cruz
Peak year
2013
Peak births
1,250
Latest count
1,025
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1880–2025
Dean
Peak year
1961
Peak births
4,933
Latest count
2,876
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Boomer
In 1,025 boys, Cruz found its level. 50 years earlier, Dean 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.