Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Link and Trey
In 108 boys, Link found its level. 50 years earlier, Trey occupied that same statistical address.
1893–2025
Link
Peak year
2022
Peak births
204
Latest count
108
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1948–2025
Trey
Peak year
1999
Peak births
1,798
Latest count
269
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Gen Z
In 108 boys, Link found its level. 50 years earlier, Trey 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.