Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Cylus and Jakob

In 32 boys, Cylus found its level. 50 years earlier, Jakob occupied that same statistical address.

1997–2025

Cylus

peak 2012 2025 1960198020002020
Peak year 2012
Peak births 77
Latest count 32
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Z
1957–2025

Jakob

peak 2001 2025 1960198020002020
Peak year 2001
Peak births 2,192
Latest count 135
Status Endangered
Peak generation Gen Z
Cylus and Jakob peaked in the same cultural weather — the Gen Z naming world. They are not replacements; they are siblings separated by 50 years, occupying the same statistical address at different addresses in time.