Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Miller and Franklin

In 864 boys, Miller found its level. 50 years earlier, Franklin occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Miller

peak 2025 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2025
Peak births 864
Latest count 864
Status Rising
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1880–2025

Franklin

peak 1933 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1933
Peak births 5,363
Latest count 909
Status Stable
Peak generation Silent Generation
In 864 boys, Miller found its level. 50 years earlier, Franklin occupied that same address. One peaked in the Silent Generation era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.