Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Kemari and Burton
In 79 boys, Kemari found its level. 50 years earlier, Burton occupied that same statistical address.
1996–2025
Kemari
Peak year
2009
Peak births
100
Latest count
79
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Gen Z
1880–2025
Burton
Peak year
1925
Peak births
597
Latest count
23
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
In 79 boys, Kemari found its level. 50 years earlier, Burton occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.