Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Jordan and Danny

In 2,732 boys, Jordan found its level. 50 years earlier, Danny occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Jordan

peak 1990 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1990
Peak births 16,137
Latest count 2,732
Status Declining
Peak generation Millennial
1900–2025

Danny

peak 1954 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1954
Peak births 9,103
Latest count 445
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
In 2,732 boys, Jordan found its level. 50 years earlier, Danny occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.