Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Walter and Glenn
In 1,381 boys, Walter found its level. 50 years earlier, Glenn occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Walter
Peak year
1918
Peak births
13,338
Latest count
1,381
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
1880–2025
Glenn
Peak year
1962
Peak births
7,356
Latest count
124
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Boomer
In 1,381 boys, Walter found its level. 50 years earlier, Glenn occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.