Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Davis and Bill

In 409 boys, Davis found its level. 50 years earlier, Bill occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Davis

peak 2007 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2007
Peak births 756
Latest count 409
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2025

Bill

peak 1947 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1947
Peak births 4,681
Latest count 18
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
In 409 boys, Davis found its level. 50 years earlier, Bill occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.