Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Jaxson and Lawrence
In 2,365 boys, Jaxson found its level. 50 years earlier, Lawrence occupied that same statistical address.
1991–2025
Jaxson
Peak year
2015
Peak births
5,070
Latest count
2,365
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1880–2025
Lawrence
Peak year
1952
Peak births
10,302
Latest count
578
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Boomer
In 2,365 boys, Jaxson found its level. 50 years earlier, Lawrence occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.