Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Elisha and Ira
In 322 boys, Elisha found its level. 50 years earlier, Ira occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Elisha
Peak year
2008
Peak births
392
Latest count
322
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Gen Z
1880–2025
Ira
Peak year
1947
Peak births
884
Latest count
301
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Boomer
In 322 boys, Elisha found its level. 50 years earlier, Ira 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.