Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Iker and Glen

In 815 boys, Iker found its level. 50 years earlier, Glen occupied that same statistical address.

1998–2025

Iker

peak 2015 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2015
Peak births 2,176
Latest count 815
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1880–2025

Glen

peak 1957 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1957
Peak births 2,924
Latest count 74
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
In 815 boys, Iker found its level. 50 years earlier, Glen occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.