Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Wilbert and Aidan

In 20 boys, Wilbert found its level. 50 years earlier, Aidan occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Wilbert

peak 1922 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1922
Peak births 902
Latest count 20
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1936–2025

Aidan

peak 2003 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2003
Peak births 10,067
Latest count 1,043
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
In 20 boys, Wilbert found its level. 50 years earlier, Aidan occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.