Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Bret and Aidan

In 20 boys, Bret found its level. 50 years earlier, Aidan occupied that same statistical address.

1926–2025

Bret

peak 1959 2025 19401960198020002020
Peak year 1959
Peak births 1,839
Latest count 20
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
1936–2025

Aidan

peak 2003 2025 19401960198020002020
Peak year 2003
Peak births 10,067
Latest count 1,043
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
In 20 boys, Bret found its level. 50 years earlier, Aidan occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Boomer world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.