Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Randy and Aubrey

In 198 boys, Randy found its level. 50 years earlier, Aubrey occupied that same statistical address.

1915–2025

Randy

peak 1956 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1956
Peak births 16,547
Latest count 198
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
1880–2025

Aubrey

peak 1926 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1926
Peak births 498
Latest count 70
Status Stable
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 198 boys, Randy found its level. 50 years earlier, Aubrey occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Boomer world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.