Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Albin and Dakota

In 14 boys, Albin found its level. 50 years earlier, Dakota occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Albin

peak 1919 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1919
Peak births 157
Latest count 14
Status Declining
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1966–2025

Dakota

peak 1995 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1995
Peak births 6,575
Latest count 1,074
Status Stable
Peak generation Millennial
In 14 boys, Albin found its level. 50 years earlier, Dakota occupied that same address. One peaked in the Millennial era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.