Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Blade and Matias
In 33 boys, Blade found its level. 50 years earlier, Matias occupied that same statistical address.
1982–2025
Blade
Peak year
2002
Peak births
112
Latest count
33
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Gen Z
1904–2025
Matias
Peak year
2024
Peak births
2,265
Latest count
2,140
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
In 33 boys, Blade found its level. 50 years earlier, Matias occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Alpha era; the other in the Gen Z world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.