Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Rocky and Floyd

In 520 boys, Rocky found its level. 50 years earlier, Floyd occupied that same statistical address.

1913–2025

Rocky

peak 1957 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1957
Peak births 909
Latest count 520
Status Rising
Peak generation Boomer
1880–2025

Floyd

peak 1926 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1926
Peak births 3,623
Latest count 63
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 520 boys, Rocky found its level. 50 years earlier, Floyd 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.