Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Wesson and Jerrod
In 257 boys, Wesson found its level. 50 years earlier, Jerrod occupied that same statistical address.
2004–2025
Wesson
Peak year
2021
Peak births
306
Latest count
257
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1945–2025
Jerrod
Peak year
1983
Peak births
370
Latest count
13
Status
Endangered
Peak generation
Millennial
In 257 boys, Wesson found its level. 50 years earlier, Jerrod occupied that same address. One peaked in the Millennial era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.