Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Jakobe and Wilbur
In 122 boys, Jakobe found its level. 50 years earlier, Wilbur occupied that same statistical address.
1996–2025
Jakobe
Peak year
2020
Peak births
273
Latest count
122
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1880–2025
Wilbur
Peak year
1918
Peak births
1,800
Latest count
27
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
In 122 boys, Jakobe found its level. 50 years earlier, Wilbur occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.