Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Larry and Aubrey

In 198 boys, Larry found its level. 50 years earlier, Aubrey occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Larry

peak 1947 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1947
Peak births 34,946
Latest count 198
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
1880–2025

Aubrey

peak 1926 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1926
Peak births 498
Latest count 70
Status Stable
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 198 boys, Larry found its level. 50 years earlier, Aubrey occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Boomer world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.