Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Donald and Jordan

In 395 boys, Donald found its level. 50 years earlier, Jordan occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Donald

peak 1934 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1934
Peak births 30,408
Latest count 395
Status Endangered
Peak generation Silent Generation
1880–2025

Jordan

peak 1990 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1990
Peak births 16,137
Latest count 2,732
Status Declining
Peak generation Millennial
In 395 boys, Donald found its level. 50 years earlier, Jordan occupied that same address. One peaked in the Millennial era; the other in the Silent Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.