Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Edmond and Bennett

In 75 boys, Edmond found its level. 50 years earlier, Bennett occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Edmond

peak 1920 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1920
Peak births 433
Latest count 75
Status Stable
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1880–2025

Bennett

peak 2025 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2025
Peak births 6,268
Latest count 6,268
Status Rising
Peak generation Gen Alpha
In 75 boys, Edmond found its level. 50 years earlier, Bennett occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Alpha era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.