Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Mervin and Kai

In 58 boys, Mervin found its level. 50 years earlier, Kai occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Mervin

peak 1920 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1920
Peak births 249
Latest count 58
Status Stable
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1926–2025

Kai

peak 2022 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2022
Peak births 5,374
Latest count 3,768
Status Rising
Peak generation Gen Alpha
In 58 boys, Mervin found its level. 50 years earlier, Kai occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Alpha era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.