Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Caden and Jack

In 1,742 boys, Caden found its level. 50 years earlier, Jack occupied that same statistical address.

1979–2025

Caden

peak 2007 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2007
Peak births 5,055
Latest count 1,742
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2025

Jack

peak 1927 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1927
Peak births 12,802
Latest count 8,748
Status Stable
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 1,742 boys, Caden found its level. 50 years earlier, Jack occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.