Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Ruben and Lloyd

In 632 boys, Ruben found its level. 50 years earlier, Lloyd occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Ruben

peak 1992 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1992
Peak births 1,805
Latest count 632
Status Stable
Peak generation Millennial
1880–2025

Lloyd

peak 1918 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1918
Peak births 3,742
Latest count 111
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 632 boys, Ruben found its level. 50 years earlier, Lloyd occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.