A ROOM OF THE LIST — STURDY GHOSTS

STURDY GHOSTS

On the register by 1900 and present in every file since: 964 names that have never once, in a century and a quarter, dropped below five births in a year. Most have faded to a trickle that refuses to stop. A few have lately done something no one asked of them, and risen.

Notable holdings

The complete room — 964 names

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national names file (1880–2025). Names below 5 occurrences in a year are not reported.

Somewhere, a grandmother is unsurprised.

A collection of THE MUSEUM OF HOPEFUL MACHINES