Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Ransom and Irvin
In 97 boys, Ransom found its level. 50 years earlier, Irvin occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Ransom
Peak year
2022
Peak births
111
Latest count
97
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1880–2025
Irvin
Peak year
1923
Peak births
817
Latest count
80
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
In 97 boys, Ransom found its level. 50 years earlier, Irvin occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.