Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Knox and Lee
In 1,836 boys, Knox found its level. 50 years earlier, Lee occupied that same statistical address.
1881–2025
Knox
Peak year
2022
Peak births
1,902
Latest count
1,836
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1880–2025
Lee
Peak year
1951
Peak births
3,682
Latest count
366
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Boomer
In 1,836 boys, Knox found its level. 50 years earlier, Lee occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.