Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Emil and Alphonso
In 155 boys, Emil found its level. 50 years earlier, Alphonso occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Emil
Peak year
1917
Peak births
1,004
Latest count
155
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
1880–2025
Alphonso
Peak year
1962
Peak births
319
Latest count
21
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Boomer
In 155 boys, Emil found its level. 50 years earlier, Alphonso occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.