Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Benito and Kenyatta

In 226 boys, Benito found its level. 50 years earlier, Kenyatta occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Benito

peak 2025 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2025
Peak births 226
Latest count 226
Status Rising
Peak generation Gen Alpha
1961–2024

Kenyatta

peak 1975 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1975
Peak births 226
Latest count 0
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen X
In 226 boys, Benito found its level. 50 years earlier, Kenyatta occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen X era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.