Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Evans and Orville

In 71 boys, Evans found its level. 50 years earlier, Orville occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Evans

peak 2024 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2024
Peak births 86
Latest count 71
Status Rising
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1880–2025

Orville

peak 1920 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1920
Peak births 1,195
Latest count 14
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 71 boys, Evans found its level. 50 years earlier, Orville occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.