Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Aden and Clark
In 224 boys, Aden found its level. 50 years earlier, Clark occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Aden
Peak year
2006
Peak births
1,408
Latest count
224
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Z
1880–2025
Clark
Peak year
1961
Peak births
879
Latest count
837
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Boomer
In 224 boys, Aden found its level. 50 years earlier, Clark occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.