Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Connor and Joe
In 2,211 boys, Connor found its level. 50 years earlier, Joe occupied that same statistical address.
1913–2025
Connor
Peak year
2004
Peak births
10,049
Latest count
2,211
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Z
1880–2025
Joe
Peak year
1936
Peak births
8,023
Latest count
230
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Silent Generation
In 2,211 boys, Connor found its level. 50 years earlier, Joe occupied that same address. One peaked in the Silent Generation era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.