Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Shepherd and Geoffrey
In 1,408 boys, Shepherd found its level. 50 years earlier, Geoffrey occupied that same statistical address.
1886–2025
Shepherd
Peak year
2025
Peak births
1,408
Latest count
1,408
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1895–2025
Geoffrey
Peak year
1975
Peak births
1,395
Latest count
31
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Gen X
In 1,408 boys, Shepherd found its level. 50 years earlier, Geoffrey occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen X era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.