Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Kyrie and Leonard

In 1,416 boys, Kyrie found its level. 50 years earlier, Leonard occupied that same statistical address.

1986–2025

Kyrie

peak 2017 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2017
Peak births 1,780
Latest count 1,416
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1880–2025

Leonard

peak 1921 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1921
Peak births 5,650
Latest count 438
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 1,416 boys, Kyrie found its level. 50 years earlier, Leonard occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.