Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Adonis and Barry

In 1,462 boys, Adonis found its level. 50 years earlier, Barry occupied that same statistical address.

1918–2025

Adonis

peak 2023 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2023
Peak births 2,102
Latest count 1,462
Status Rising
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1883–2025

Barry

peak 1962 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1962
Peak births 6,585
Latest count 114
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
In 1,462 boys, Adonis found its level. 50 years earlier, Barry occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.