Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Jaxen and Wilbur
In 122 boys, Jaxen found its level. 50 years earlier, Wilbur occupied that same statistical address.
1998–2025
Jaxen
Peak year
2013
Peak births
554
Latest count
122
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1880–2025
Wilbur
Peak year
1918
Peak births
1,800
Latest count
27
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
In 122 boys, Jaxen found its level. 50 years earlier, Wilbur occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.