Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Lewis and Jonathon

In 736 boys, Lewis found its level. 50 years earlier, Jonathon occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Lewis

peak 1921 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1921
Peak births 2,712
Latest count 736
Status Rising
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1912–2025

Jonathon

peak 1990 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1990
Peak births 2,668
Latest count 119
Status Endangered
Peak generation Millennial
In 736 boys, Lewis found its level. 50 years earlier, Jonathon occupied that same address. One peaked in the Millennial era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.