Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Abel and Dale
In 1,525 boys, Abel found its level. 50 years earlier, Dale occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Abel
Peak year
2015
Peak births
3,245
Latest count
1,525
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1881–2025
Dale
Peak year
1958
Peak births
8,502
Latest count
129
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Boomer
In 1,525 boys, Abel found its level. 50 years earlier, Dale occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.