Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Alphonse and Malachi
In 53 boys, Alphonse found its level. 50 years earlier, Malachi occupied that same statistical address.
1880–2025
Alphonse
Peak year
1918
Peak births
357
Latest count
53
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
1880–2025
Malachi
Peak year
2006
Peak births
2,776
Latest count
2,692
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Gen Z
In 53 boys, Alphonse found its level. 50 years earlier, Malachi 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.