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 1918 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1918
Peak births 13,338
Latest count 1,381
Status Stable
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1880–2025

Glenn

peak 1962 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
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.