Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Tobias and Heath
In 1,201 boys, Tobias found its level. 50 years earlier, Heath occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Tobias
Peak year
2016
Peak births
1,523
Latest count
1,201
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1913–2025
Heath
Peak year
1974
Peak births
1,249
Latest count
253
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Gen X
In 1,201 boys, Tobias found its level. 50 years earlier, Heath occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen X era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.