Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Lamont and Tanner

In 47 boys, Lamont found its level. 50 years earlier, Tanner occupied that same statistical address.

1888–2025

Lamont

peak 1972 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1972
Peak births 1,040
Latest count 47
Status Endangered
Peak generation Gen X
1913–2025

Tanner

peak 1998 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1998
Peak births 4,704
Latest count 641
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
In 47 boys, Lamont found its level. 50 years earlier, Tanner occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Gen X world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.