Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Kidus and Keegan

In 25 boys, Kidus found its level. 50 years earlier, Keegan occupied that same statistical address.

1996–2025

Kidus

peak 2014 2025 198020002020
Peak year 2014
Peak births 55
Latest count 25
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1965–2025

Keegan

peak 2007 2025 198020002020
Peak year 2007
Peak births 1,707
Latest count 449
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
Kidus and Keegan peaked in the same cultural weather — the Gen Alpha naming world. They are not replacements; they are siblings separated by 50 years, occupying the same statistical address at different addresses in time.