Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Jed and Wilfred

In 76 boys, Jed found its level. 50 years earlier, Wilfred occupied that same statistical address.

1913–2025

Jed

peak 1978 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1978
Peak births 282
Latest count 76
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen X
1880–2025

Wilfred

peak 1920 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1920
Peak births 802
Latest count 29
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 76 boys, Jed found its level. 50 years earlier, Wilfred occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen X world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.