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 1997 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1997
Peak births 3,315
Latest count 1,555
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2025

Tommy

peak 1947 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
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.