Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Sawyer and Johnny
In 2,941 boys, Sawyer found its level. 50 years earlier, Johnny occupied that same statistical address.
1913–2025
Sawyer
Peak year
2015
Peak births
4,272
Latest count
2,941
Status
Declining
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1880–2025
Johnny
Peak year
1947
Peak births
7,441
Latest count
682
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Boomer
In 2,941 boys, Sawyer found its level. 50 years earlier, Johnny occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.