Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Bodee and Burton

In 79 boys, Bodee found its level. 50 years earlier, Burton occupied that same statistical address.

1992–2025

Bodee

peak 2025 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2025
Peak births 79
Latest count 79
Status Rising
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1880–2025

Burton

peak 1925 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1925
Peak births 597
Latest count 23
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 79 boys, Bodee found its level. 50 years earlier, Burton occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.