Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Gordon and Edmund
In 209 boys, Gordon found its level. 50 years earlier, Edmund occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Gordon
Peak year
1952
Peak births
2,829
Latest count
209
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Boomer
1880–2025
Edmund
Peak year
1923
Peak births
1,145
Latest count
199
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
In 209 boys, Gordon found its level. 50 years earlier, Edmund 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.