Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Roswell and Aiden

In 7 boys, Roswell found its level. 50 years earlier, Aiden occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Roswell

peak 1919 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1919
Peak births 48
Latest count 7
Status Rising
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1970–2025

Aiden

peak 2009 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2009
Peak births 16,030
Latest count 5,046
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
In 7 boys, Roswell found its level. 50 years earlier, Aiden occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.