Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Willard and Tanner
In 47 boys, Willard found its level. 50 years earlier, Tanner occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Willard
Peak year
1915
Peak births
2,889
Latest count
47
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
1913–2025
Tanner
Peak year
1998
Peak births
4,704
Latest count
641
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Z
In 47 boys, Willard found its level. 50 years earlier, Tanner occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.