Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Will and Jonas

In 170 boys, Will found its level. 50 years earlier, Jonas occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Will

peak 1888 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1888
Peak births 707
Latest count 170
Status Declining
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1880–2025

Jonas

peak 2008 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2008
Peak births 1,256
Latest count 476
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
In 170 boys, Will found its level. 50 years earlier, Jonas occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.