Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Mose and Keegan

In 25 boys, Mose found its level. 50 years earlier, Keegan occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Mose

peak 1919 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1919
Peak births 168
Latest count 25
Status Stable
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1965–2025

Keegan

peak 2007 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2007
Peak births 1,707
Latest count 449
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
In 25 boys, Mose found its level. 50 years earlier, Keegan occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.