Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Earnest and Keegan
In 25 boys, Earnest found its level. 50 years earlier, Keegan occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Earnest
Peak year
1926
Peak births
1,149
Latest count
25
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
1965–2025
Keegan
Peak year
2007
Peak births
1,707
Latest count
449
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Z
In 25 boys, Earnest found its level. 50 years earlier, Keegan occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.