Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Toa and Dakota

In 14 boys, Toa found its level. 50 years earlier, Dakota occupied that same statistical address.

2006–2025

Toa

peak 2016 2025 198020002020
Peak year 2016
Peak births 14
Latest count 14
Status Rising
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1966–2025

Dakota

peak 1995 2025 198020002020
Peak year 1995
Peak births 6,575
Latest count 1,074
Status Stable
Peak generation Millennial
In 14 boys, Toa found its level. 50 years earlier, Dakota occupied that same address. One peaked in the Millennial era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.