Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Jeremiah and Phillip
In 3,840 boys, Jeremiah found its level. 50 years earlier, Phillip occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Jeremiah
Peak year
2010
Peak births
7,743
Latest count
3,840
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Z
1880–2025
Phillip
Peak year
1960
Peak births
6,047
Latest count
425
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Boomer
In 3,840 boys, Jeremiah found its level. 50 years earlier, Phillip occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.