Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Dakoda and Phil

In 69 boys, Dakoda found its level. 50 years earlier, Phil occupied that same statistical address.

1986–2025

Dakoda

peak 2004 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2004
Peak births 153
Latest count 69
Status Rising
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2025

Phil

peak 1959 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1959
Peak births 677
Latest count 10
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
In 69 boys, Dakoda found its level. 50 years earlier, Phil occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.