Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Fred and Alec
In 80 boys, Fred found its level. 50 years earlier, Alec occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Fred
Peak year
1924
Peak births
6,532
Latest count
80
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
1880–2025
Alec
Peak year
1995
Peak births
3,420
Latest count
234
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Millennial
In 80 boys, Fred found its level. 50 years earlier, Alec occupied that same address. One peaked in the Millennial era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.