Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Greg and Cooper

In 21 boys, Greg found its level. 50 years earlier, Cooper occupied that same statistical address.

1915–2025

Greg

peak 1961 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1961
Peak births 5,397
Latest count 21
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
1882–2025

Cooper

peak 2025 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2025
Peak births 7,472
Latest count 7,472
Status Rising
Peak generation Gen Alpha
In 21 boys, Greg found its level. 50 years earlier, Cooper occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Alpha era; the other in the Boomer world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.