Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Auden and German
In 89 boys, Auden found its level. 50 years earlier, German occupied that same statistical address.
1975–2025
Auden
Peak year
2020
Peak births
129
Latest count
89
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1882–2025
German
Peak year
1991
Peak births
304
Latest count
112
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Millennial
In 89 boys, Auden found its level. 50 years earlier, German occupied that same address. One peaked in the Millennial era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.