Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Kole and Wilbert
In 160 boys, Kole found its level. 50 years earlier, Wilbert occupied that same statistical address.
1969–2025
Kole
Peak year
2009
Peak births
433
Latest count
160
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Z
1880–2025
Wilbert
Peak year
1922
Peak births
902
Latest count
20
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
In 160 boys, Kole found its level. 50 years earlier, Wilbert occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.