Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Glen and Thurman

In 74 boys, Glen found its level. 50 years earlier, Thurman occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Glen

peak 1957 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1957
Peak births 2,924
Latest count 74
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
1880–2024

Thurman

peak 1920 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1920
Peak births 361
Latest count 0
Status Declining
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 74 boys, Glen found its level. 50 years earlier, Thurman occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Boomer world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.