Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Abe and Ezequiel

In 64 boys, Abe found its level. 50 years earlier, Ezequiel occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Abe

peak 1917 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1917
Peak births 280
Latest count 64
Status Stable
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1912–2025

Ezequiel

peak 2024 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2024
Peak births 1,023
Latest count 943
Status Rising
Peak generation Gen Alpha
In 64 boys, Abe found its level. 50 years earlier, Ezequiel occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Alpha era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.