Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Jayvion and Orville
In 71 boys, Jayvion found its level. 50 years earlier, Orville occupied that same statistical address.
1993–2025
Jayvion
Peak year
2009
Peak births
221
Latest count
77
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Z
1880–2025
Orville
Peak year
1920
Peak births
1,195
Latest count
14
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
In 71 boys, Jayvion found its level. 50 years earlier, Orville occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.