Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Keenan and Cleveland

In 149 boys, Keenan found its level. 50 years earlier, Cleveland occupied that same statistical address.

1942–2025

Keenan

peak 1997 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1997
Peak births 717
Latest count 149
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2025

Cleveland

peak 1947 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1947
Peak births 360
Latest count 11
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
In 149 boys, Keenan found its level. 50 years earlier, Cleveland 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.