Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Taj and Woodrow

In 100 boys, Taj found its level. 50 years earlier, Woodrow occupied that same statistical address.

1969–2025

Taj

peak 2015 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2015
Peak births 200
Latest count 100
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1900–2025

Woodrow

peak 1918 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1918
Peak births 3,358
Latest count 102
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 100 boys, Taj found its level. 50 years earlier, Woodrow 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.