Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Perry and Isaiah

In 135 boys, Perry found its level. 50 years earlier, Isaiah occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Perry

peak 1959 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1959
Peak births 2,751
Latest count 135
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
1880–2025

Isaiah

peak 2006 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2006
Peak births 10,459
Latest count 5,267
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
In 135 boys, Perry found its level. 50 years earlier, Isaiah occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Boomer world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.