Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Wylder and Matt
In 407 boys, Wylder found its level. 50 years earlier, Matt occupied that same statistical address.
2005–2025
Wylder
Peak year
2025
Peak births
407
Latest count
407
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1880–2025
Matt
Peak year
1959
Peak births
975
Latest count
29
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Boomer
In 407 boys, Wylder found its level. 50 years earlier, Matt 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.