Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Cory and Wilbert

In 160 boys, Cory found its level. 50 years earlier, Wilbert occupied that same statistical address.

1924–2025

Cory

peak 1989 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1989
Peak births 6,450
Latest count 160
Status Endangered
Peak generation Millennial
1880–2025

Wilbert

peak 1922 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1922
Peak births 902
Latest count 20
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 160 boys, Cory found its level. 50 years earlier, Wilbert occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.