Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Tate and Lee

In 1,862 boys, Tate found its level. 50 years earlier, Lee occupied that same statistical address.

1912–2025

Tate

peak 2025 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2025
Peak births 1,862
Latest count 1,862
Status Rising
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1880–2025

Lee

peak 1951 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1951
Peak births 3,682
Latest count 366
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
In 1,862 boys, Tate found its level. 50 years earlier, Lee occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.