Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Jimmy and Dominick
In 291 boys, Jimmy found its level. 50 years earlier, Dominick occupied that same statistical address.
1883–2025
Jimmy
Peak year
1947
Peak births
7,881
Latest count
291
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Boomer
1881–2025
Dominick
Peak year
2003
Peak births
1,780
Latest count
448
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Z
In 291 boys, Jimmy found its level. 50 years earlier, Dominick occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Boomer world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.