Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Tommy and Austin
In 420 boys, Tommy found its level. 50 years earlier, Austin occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Tommy
Peak year
1947
Peak births
4,594
Latest count
420
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Boomer
1880–2025
Austin
Peak year
1995
Peak births
25,908
Latest count
3,103
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Millennial
In 420 boys, Tommy found its level. 50 years earlier, Austin occupied that same address. One peaked in the Millennial era; the other in the Boomer world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.