Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Deshawn and Woodrow
In 100 boys, Deshawn found its level. 50 years earlier, Woodrow occupied that same statistical address.
1964–2025
Deshawn
Peak year
1997
Peak births
563
Latest count
100
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Z
1900–2025
Woodrow
Peak year
1918
Peak births
3,358
Latest count
102
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
In 100 boys, Deshawn found its level. 50 years earlier, Woodrow 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.