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 year
1982
Peak births
977
Latest count
209
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Millennial
1880–2025
Edmund
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.