Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Aldon and Dakota

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

1908–2025

Aldon

peak 1929 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1929
Peak births 30
Latest count 14
Status Stable
Peak generation Silent Generation
1966–2025

Dakota

peak 1995 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1995
Peak births 6,575
Latest count 1,074
Status Stable
Peak generation Millennial
In 14 boys, Aldon found its level. 50 years earlier, Dakota occupied that same address. One peaked in the Millennial era; the other in the Silent Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.