Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Arlo and Micheal

In 2,443 boys, Arlo found its level. 50 years earlier, Micheal occupied that same statistical address.

1899–2025

Arlo

peak 2024 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2024
Peak births 2,490
Latest count 2,443
Status Rising
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1880–2025

Micheal

peak 1957 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1957
Peak births 4,831
Latest count 130
Status Endangered
Peak generation Boomer
In 2,443 boys, Arlo found its level. 50 years earlier, Micheal occupied that same address. One peaked in the Boomer era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.