Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Kyan and Thurman

In 74 boys, Kyan found its level. 50 years earlier, Thurman occupied that same statistical address.

1977–2025

Kyan

peak 2004 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2004
Peak births 379
Latest count 74
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2024

Thurman

peak 1920 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1920
Peak births 361
Latest count 0
Status Declining
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 74 boys, Kyan found its level. 50 years earlier, Thurman occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.