Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Eros and Horace
In 146 boys, Eros found its level. 50 years earlier, Horace occupied that same statistical address.
1974–2025
Eros
Peak year
2025
Peak births
146
Latest count
146
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1880–2025
Horace
Peak year
1921
Peak births
1,313
Latest count
14
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
In 146 boys, Eros found its level. 50 years earlier, Horace occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.