Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Lamar and Elvin

In 115 boys, Lamar found its level. 50 years earlier, Elvin occupied that same statistical address.

1882–2025

Lamar

peak 1989 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1989
Peak births 737
Latest count 115
Status Declining
Peak generation Millennial
1880–2025

Elvin

peak 1927 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1927
Peak births 392
Latest count 102
Status Stable
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 115 boys, Lamar found its level. 50 years earlier, Elvin occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.