Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Gage and Stewart

In 235 boys, Gage found its level. 50 years earlier, Stewart occupied that same statistical address.

1914–2025

Gage

peak 2003 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2003
Peak births 2,939
Latest count 235
Status Endangered
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2025

Stewart

peak 1956 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1956
Peak births 647
Latest count 27
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
In 235 boys, Gage found its level. 50 years earlier, Stewart 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.