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