Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Toussaint and Aidan

In 20 boys, Toussaint found its level. 50 years earlier, Aidan occupied that same statistical address.

1914–2025

Toussaint

peak 1972 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1972
Peak births 22
Latest count 20
Status Rising
Peak generation Gen X
1936–2025

Aidan

peak 2003 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2003
Peak births 10,067
Latest count 1,043
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
In 20 boys, Toussaint found its level. 50 years earlier, Aidan occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Gen X world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.