Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Orin and Logan

In 85 boys, Orin found its level. 50 years earlier, Logan occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Orin

peak 1920 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1920
Peak births 111
Latest count 85
Status Stable
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1880–2025

Logan

peak 2007 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2007
Peak births 15,331
Latest count 5,576
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
In 85 boys, Orin found its level. 50 years earlier, Logan 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.