Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Vance and Roosevelt

In 200 boys, Vance found its level. 50 years earlier, Roosevelt occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Vance

peak 1969 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1969
Peak births 555
Latest count 200
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen X
1895–2025

Roosevelt

peak 1933 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1933
Peak births 1,208
Latest count 24
Status Endangered
Peak generation Silent Generation
In 200 boys, Vance found its level. 50 years earlier, Roosevelt occupied that same address. One peaked in the Silent Generation era; the other in the Gen X world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.