Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Emmet and Elvis
In 110 boys, Emmet found its level. 50 years earlier, Elvis occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Emmet
Peak year
2015
Peak births
262
Latest count
110
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1881–2025
Elvis
Peak year
1957
Peak births
605
Latest count
145
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Boomer
In 110 boys, Emmet found its level. 50 years earlier, Elvis occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.