Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Willie and Lincoln
In 147 boys, Willie found its level. 50 years earlier, Lincoln occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Willie
Peak year
1947
Peak births
7,997
Latest count
147
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Boomer
1880–2025
Lincoln
Peak year
2017
Peak births
8,202
Latest count
4,703
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
In 147 boys, Willie found its level. 50 years earlier, Lincoln occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Alpha era; the other in the Boomer world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.