Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Ean and German

In 89 boys, Ean found its level. 50 years earlier, German occupied that same statistical address.

1968–2025

Ean

peak 2007 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2007
Peak births 289
Latest count 89
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
1882–2025

German

peak 1991 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1991
Peak births 304
Latest count 112
Status Declining
Peak generation Millennial
Ean and German peaked in the same cultural weather — the Gen Z naming world. They are not replacements; they are siblings separated by 50 years, occupying the same statistical address at different addresses in time.