Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Orlando and Jamison

In 275 boys, Orlando found its level. 50 years earlier, Jamison occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Orlando

peak 1987 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1987
Peak births 877
Latest count 275
Status Stable
Peak generation Millennial
1931–2025

Jamison

peak 2017 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2017
Peak births 712
Latest count 324
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Alpha
In 275 boys, Orlando found its level. 50 years earlier, Jamison occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Alpha era; the other in the Millennial world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.