Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Jonas and Dewayne

In 476 boys, Jonas found its level. 50 years earlier, Dewayne occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Jonas

peak 2008 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2008
Peak births 1,256
Latest count 476
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
1912–2025

Dewayne

peak 1962 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1962
Peak births 651
Latest count 55
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
In 476 boys, Jonas found its level. 50 years earlier, Dewayne 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.