Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Aidan and Duane
In 1,043 boys, Aidan found its level. 50 years earlier, Duane occupied that same statistical address.
1936–2025
Aidan
Peak year
2003
Peak births
10,067
Latest count
1,043
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Z
1885–2025
Duane
Peak year
1959
Peak births
2,965
Latest count
51
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Boomer
In 1,043 boys, Aidan found its level. 50 years earlier, Duane 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.