Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Cedric and Edmund

In 209 boys, Cedric found its level. 50 years earlier, Edmund occupied that same statistical address.

1890–2025

Cedric

peak 1982 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1982
Peak births 977
Latest count 209
Status Stable
Peak generation Millennial
1880–2025

Edmund

peak 1923 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1923
Peak births 1,145
Latest count 199
Status Stable
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 209 boys, Cedric found its level. 50 years earlier, Edmund occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.