Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Ermias and Brendon
In 184 boys, Ermias found its level. 50 years earlier, Brendon occupied that same statistical address.
1999–2025
Ermias
Peak year
2019
Peak births
523
Latest count
184
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1927–2025
Brendon
Peak year
1998
Peak births
868
Latest count
48
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Gen Z
In 184 boys, Ermias found its level. 50 years earlier, Brendon occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.