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 2015 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2015
Peak births 5,070
Latest count 2,365
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1880–2025

Lawrence

peak 1952 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
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.