Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Shiloh and Clifton

In 1,220 boys, Shiloh found its level. 50 years earlier, Clifton occupied that same statistical address.

1969–2025

Shiloh

peak 2025 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2025
Peak births 1,220
Latest count 1,220
Status Rising
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1880–2025

Clifton

peak 1975 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1975
Peak births 1,214
Latest count 82
Status Endangered
Peak generation Gen X
In 1,220 boys, Shiloh found its level. 50 years earlier, Clifton 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.