Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Eli and Randy
In 3,418 boys, Eli found its level. 50 years earlier, Randy occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Eli
Peak year
2012
Peak births
8,079
Latest count
3,418
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Z
1915–2025
Randy
Peak year
1956
Peak births
16,547
Latest count
198
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Boomer
In 3,418 boys, Eli found its level. 50 years earlier, Randy 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.