Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Louis and Eddie

In 1,391 boys, Louis found its level. 50 years earlier, Eddie occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Louis

peak 1921 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1921
Peak births 7,247
Latest count 1,391
Status Stable
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1880–2025

Eddie

peak 1947 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1947
Peak births 4,457
Latest count 280
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
In 1,391 boys, Louis found its level. 50 years earlier, Eddie occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.