Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Cole and Albert
In 2,003 boys, Cole found its level. 50 years earlier, Albert occupied that same statistical address.
1886–2025
Cole
Peak year
2002
Peak births
6,038
Latest count
2,003
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Z
1880–2025
Albert
Peak year
1921
Peak births
10,158
Latest count
461
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
In 2,003 boys, Cole found its level. 50 years earlier, Albert occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.