Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Grant and Tommy
In 1,555 boys, Grant found its level. 50 years earlier, Tommy occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Grant
Peak year
1997
Peak births
3,315
Latest count
1,555
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Z
1880–2025
Tommy
Peak year
1947
Peak births
4,594
Latest count
420
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Boomer
In 1,555 boys, Grant found its level. 50 years earlier, Tommy 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.