Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Gerard and Coby
In 95 boys, Gerard found its level. 50 years earlier, Coby occupied that same statistical address.
1886–2025
Gerard
Peak year
1956
Peak births
1,617
Latest count
95
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Boomer
1941–2025
Coby
Peak year
2001
Peak births
516
Latest count
84
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Gen Z
In 95 boys, Gerard found its level. 50 years earlier, Coby occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Boomer world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.