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