Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Caelum and Irvin
In 97 boys, Caelum found its level. 50 years earlier, Irvin occupied that same statistical address.
1995–2025
Caelum
Peak year
2025
Peak births
97
Latest count
97
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1880–2025
Irvin
Peak year
1923
Peak births
817
Latest count
80
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
In 97 boys, Caelum found its level. 50 years earlier, Irvin occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.