Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Isai and Dave

In 186 boys, Isai found its level. 50 years earlier, Dave occupied that same statistical address.

1966–2025

Isai

peak 2007 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2007
Peak births 333
Latest count 186
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2025

Dave

peak 1959 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1959
Peak births 3,308
Latest count 55
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
In 186 boys, Isai found its level. 50 years earlier, Dave 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.