Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Wyatt and Keith

In 6,480 boys, Wyatt found its level. 50 years earlier, Keith occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Wyatt

peak 2017 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2017
Peak births 9,727
Latest count 6,480
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1888–2025

Keith

peak 1957 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1957
Peak births 12,437
Latest count 311
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
In 6,480 boys, Wyatt found its level. 50 years earlier, Keith occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.