Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Raul and Jim

In 440 boys, Raul found its level. 50 years earlier, Jim occupied that same statistical address.

1904–2025

Raul

peak 2000 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2000
Peak births 1,519
Latest count 440
Status Stable
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2025

Jim

peak 1959 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1959
Peak births 5,688
Latest count 38
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
In 440 boys, Raul found its level. 50 years earlier, Jim 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.