Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Riaan and Demarcus
In 92 boys, Riaan found its level. 50 years earlier, Demarcus occupied that same statistical address.
2009–2025
Riaan
Peak year
2016
Peak births
262
Latest count
92
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1956–2025
Demarcus
Peak year
1991
Peak births
511
Latest count
66
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Millennial
In 92 boys, Riaan found its level. 50 years earlier, Demarcus 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.