Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Cade and Eddie
In 1,392 boys, Cade found its level. 50 years earlier, Eddie occupied that same statistical address.
1953–2025
Cade
Peak year
2001
Peak births
1,811
Latest count
1,392
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Gen Z
1880–2025
Eddie
Peak year
1947
Peak births
4,457
Latest count
280
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Boomer
In 1,392 boys, Cade found its level. 50 years earlier, Eddie 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.