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 2001 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2001
Peak births 1,811
Latest count 1,392
Status Rising
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2025

Eddie

peak 1947 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
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.