Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Bode and Sidney
In 347 boys, Bode found its level. 50 years earlier, Sidney occupied that same statistical address.
1998–2025
Bode
Peak year
2025
Peak births
347
Latest count
347
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1880–2025
Sidney
Peak year
1918
Peak births
1,879
Latest count
146
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
In 347 boys, Bode found its level. 50 years earlier, Sidney occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.