Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Jaxon and Billy
In 3,073 boys, Jaxon found its level. 50 years earlier, Billy occupied that same statistical address.
1972–2025
Jaxon
Peak year
2016
Peak births
8,145
Latest count
3,073
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1880–2025
Billy
Peak year
1934
Peak births
9,562
Latest count
203
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Silent Generation
In 3,073 boys, Jaxon found its level. 50 years earlier, Billy occupied that same address. One peaked in the Silent Generation era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.