Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Mack and Jarrod

In 668 boys, Mack found its level. 50 years earlier, Jarrod occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Mack

peak 1942 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1942
Peak births 840
Latest count 668
Status Rising
Peak generation Silent Generation
1965–2025

Jarrod

peak 1980 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1980
Peak births 1,145
Latest count 12
Status Endangered
Peak generation Gen X
In 668 boys, Mack found its level. 50 years earlier, Jarrod occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen X era; the other in the Silent Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.