Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Wally and Connor

In 16 boys, Wally found its level. 50 years earlier, Connor occupied that same statistical address.

1910–2025

Wally

peak 1959 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1959
Peak births 185
Latest count 16
Status Stable
Peak generation Boomer
1913–2025

Connor

peak 2004 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2004
Peak births 10,049
Latest count 2,211
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
In 16 boys, Wally found its level. 50 years earlier, Connor occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Boomer world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.