Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Zane and Tracy
In 1,051 boys, Zane found its level. 50 years earlier, Tracy occupied that same statistical address.
1914–2025
Zane
Peak year
2018
Peak births
2,033
Latest count
1,051
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1880–2025
Tracy
Peak year
1966
Peak births
3,380
Latest count
28
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Gen X
In 1,051 boys, Zane found its level. 50 years earlier, Tracy occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen X era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.