Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Raymon and Cooper

In 21 boys, Raymon found its level. 50 years earlier, Cooper occupied that same statistical address.

1889–2025

Raymon

peak 1926 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1926
Peak births 145
Latest count 21
Status Declining
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1882–2025

Cooper

peak 2025 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2025
Peak births 7,472
Latest count 7,472
Status Rising
Peak generation Gen Alpha
In 21 boys, Raymon found its level. 50 years earlier, Cooper occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Alpha era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.