Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Truman and Silas

In 111 boys, Truman found its level. 50 years earlier, Silas occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Truman

peak 1945 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1945
Peak births 540
Latest count 111
Status Declining
Peak generation Silent Generation
1880–2025

Silas

peak 2025 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2025
Peak births 4,639
Latest count 4,639
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Alpha
In 111 boys, Truman found its level. 50 years earlier, Silas occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Alpha era; the other in the Silent Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.