Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Yi and Dakota
In 14 boys, Yi found its level. 50 years earlier, Dakota occupied that same statistical address.
1983–2025
Yi
Peak year
2018
Peak births
25
Latest count
14
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1966–2025
Dakota
Peak year
1995
Peak births
6,575
Latest count
1,074
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Millennial
In 14 boys, Yi 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.