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 2015 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2015
Peak births 4,272
Latest count 2,941
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1880–2025

Johnny

peak 1947 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
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.