Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Landry and Willard

In 229 boys, Landry found its level. 50 years earlier, Willard occupied that same statistical address.

1917–2025

Landry

peak 2012 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2012
Peak births 353
Latest count 229
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2025

Willard

peak 1915 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1915
Peak births 2,889
Latest count 47
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 229 boys, Landry found its level. 50 years earlier, Willard 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.