Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Denver and Jimmie

In 578 boys, Denver found its level. 50 years earlier, Jimmie occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Denver

peak 2022 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2022
Peak births 645
Latest count 578
Status Rising
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1880–2025

Jimmie

peak 1934 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1934
Peak births 2,837
Latest count 30
Status Endangered
Peak generation Silent Generation
In 578 boys, Denver found its level. 50 years earlier, Jimmie occupied that same address. One peaked in the Silent Generation era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.