Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Rama and Bentley
In 11 boys, Rama found its level. 50 years earlier, Bentley occupied that same statistical address.
1970–2025
Rama
Peak year
1974
Peak births
16
Latest count
11
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Gen X
1890–2025
Bentley
Peak year
2012
Peak births
5,895
Latest count
1,649
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Z
In 11 boys, Rama found its level. 50 years earlier, Bentley occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Gen X world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.