Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Jaxx and Collin
In 195 boys, Jaxx found its level. 50 years earlier, Collin occupied that same statistical address.
1997–2025
Jaxx
Peak year
2019
Peak births
298
Latest count
195
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1895–2025
Collin
Peak year
1996
Peak births
3,358
Latest count
613
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Millennial
In 195 boys, Jaxx found its level. 50 years earlier, Collin occupied that same address. One peaked in the Millennial era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.