Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Gray and Brice
In 128 boys, Gray found its level. 50 years earlier, Brice occupied that same statistical address.
1885–2025
Gray
Peak year
2023
Peak births
175
Latest count
128
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1882–2025
Brice
Peak year
1989
Peak births
398
Latest count
42
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Millennial
In 128 boys, Gray found its level. 50 years earlier, Brice occupied that same address. One peaked in the Millennial era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.