Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Leon and Cory

In 2,583 boys, Leon found its level. 50 years earlier, Cory occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Leon

peak 1924 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1924
Peak births 2,677
Latest count 2,583
Status Rising
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1924–2025

Cory

peak 1989 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1989
Peak births 6,450
Latest count 160
Status Endangered
Peak generation Millennial
In 2,583 boys, Leon found its level. 50 years earlier, Cory occupied that same address. One peaked in the Millennial era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.