Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Kaleb and Terrence

In 1,143 boys, Kaleb found its level. 50 years earlier, Terrence occupied that same statistical address.

1970–2025

Kaleb

peak 2007 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2007
Peak births 3,819
Latest count 1,143
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
1886–2025

Terrence

peak 1955 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1955
Peak births 1,497
Latest count 107
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
In 1,143 boys, Kaleb found its level. 50 years earlier, Terrence 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.