Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Tod and Jaxon

In 5 boys, Tod found its level. 50 years earlier, Jaxon occupied that same statistical address.

1915–2025

Tod

peak 1962 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1962
Peak births 568
Latest count 5
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
1972–2025

Jaxon

peak 2016 2025 192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2016
Peak births 8,145
Latest count 3,073
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Alpha
In 5 boys, Tod found its level. 50 years earlier, Jaxon occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Alpha era; the other in the Boomer world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.