Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Tage and Johnie

In 36 boys, Tage found its level. 50 years earlier, Johnie occupied that same statistical address.

1970–2025

Tage

peak 2007 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2007
Peak births 37
Latest count 36
Status Rising
Peak generation Gen Z
1880–2025

Johnie

peak 1920 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1920
Peak births 706
Latest count 10
Status Endangered
Peak generation Greatest Generation
In 36 boys, Tage found its level. 50 years earlier, Johnie occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.