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 2003 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2003
Peak births 10,067
Latest count 1,043
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
1885–2025

Duane

peak 1959 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
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.