Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Slade and Grady
In 208 boys, Slade found its level. 50 years earlier, Grady occupied that same statistical address.
1946–2025
Slade
Peak year
2007
Peak births
246
Latest count
208
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Gen Z
1887–2025
Grady
Peak year
2008
Peak births
1,196
Latest count
851
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Gen Z
Slade and Grady peaked in the same cultural weather — the Gen Z naming world. They are not replacements; they are siblings separated by 50 years, occupying the same statistical address at different addresses in time.