Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Izaiah and Jim

In 439 boys, Izaiah found its level. 50 years earlier, Jim occupied that same statistical address.

1984–2025

Izaiah

peak 2009 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2009
Peak births 744
Latest count 439
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2025

Jim

peak 1959 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1959
Peak births 5,688
Latest count 38
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
In 439 boys, Izaiah found its level. 50 years earlier, Jim occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.